Separation of church and state
Sigh. Why is it so hard to understand the can of worms that gets opened when church and state aren’t separate?
Posted by Chris in Politics on May 9th, 2003 | 2 Comments »
SpaceShipOne propulsion
A few comments by Jim Benson from SpaceDev made me realize I hadn’t mentioned the propulsion prospects for SpaceShipOne. I think Scaled is considering a hybrid rocket engine, which uses a combination of solid and liquid fuel techniques. Specifically, they’re using a rubber solid fuel and nitrous oxide liquid oxidizer. SpaceDev, one of the companies [...]
Posted by Chris in Space on May 9th, 2003 | Comments Off
Um…
Not dead! I just got back from a week-long vacation. I’ll be posting more soon…
Posted by Chris in Fun on May 9th, 2003 | 2 Comments »
They shoot protesters, don’t they?
It’s swell to know that the war is over. Otherwise I’d be worried. Update: Jaime mentions a good article on the same effect around the world.
Posted by Chris in Politics on May 1st, 2003 | Comments Off
And the 5th generation, too
I don’t know why, but it’s heartening to know that some research worms survived the Columbia disaster.
Posted by Chris in Space on May 1st, 2003 | Comments Off
