Another Mars landing

Thursday February 18th, hopefully, we will land another rover on Mars. Story here. (Post in memory of Mike Nofsinger who would be glued to NASA TV.)

This is unreal

This is unreal.  The technology is just amazing.

XP-47H

I love the XP-47H.  Probably my favorite aircraft that never made it into production.  Scrolling through YouTube. I came across this.

A long shot

The US Army just achieved a pretty amazing milestone.  An PGM artillery shot from 43 miles away.  It seems as if our military is pulling further and further ahead technologically.  Now, if we can just keep China from stealing all of it.

Way cool lasers

Looks like Lasers will be coming to a battlefield sooner rather than later.  Here is why.

US Navy to get new boomers

The USN is going to get new SSBNs, with contracts just signed for the first two subs.  Story here. (Hey Inch, want to place a bet on when the first one is actually delivered?)

Good for them

The US government is going to sell three new weapons systems to Taiwan. Good.  The US needs to be firm in its commitment to Taiwan, especially in light of China’s broken promises regarding Hong Kong.

Blue Origin

SpaceX gets all the attention, but Blue Origin is doing some interesting things.  Keep and eye on them.  It is good to see multiple companies doing this stuff. (post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

Turn the moon shot over to Elon Musk

Story here. I suspect that SpaceX can get it done faster and cheaper. (post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

Smart move

This is a smart move by NASA. (post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)