Five Executive Orders To Unleash Markets in Space
Simple policy changes can unleash innovation, remove barriers, and secure U.S. dominance in the final frontier.
Simple policy changes can unleash innovation, remove barriers, and secure U.S. dominance in the final frontier.
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Civilian astronauts on a SpaceX mission traveled more than 800 miles away from Earth.
The state's powerful coastal land-use regulator is arguing its awesome development-stopping powers applies to rocket launches as well as housing.
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Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in a movie about government incompetence.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has called an unnecessary halt on launches following the Falcon 9 mishap on August 28.
The taut, grisly new entry plays like a greatest-hits reel.
Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson star in what may be the first romantic comedy about government funding disputes.
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According to Grok, Robert Heinlein's novel reminds us that even a supercomputer can have a heart—or at least a well-programmed sense of humor.
Odysseus became the first private spacecraft to have a successful soft moon landing—kind of.
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It took the Air Force four years to release redacted records of its quest to create spiffy new uniforms for the newest branch of the military.
What if Russia had landed on the moon before the United States?
A new economic paper explains why interest rates are the missing piece to understanding why people are unhappy about a seemingly strong economy.
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Bureaucracy vs. freedom in outer space
A City on Mars is a counterbalance to the growing optimism over space exploration.
As we step into 2024, it's crucial to adopt a more informed perspective on these dubious claims.
With another “rapid unscheduled disassembly,” the second Starship test in November was a mixed success.
In today's innovative economy, there's no excuse for sending a gift card. The staff at Reason is here with some inspiration.
The private sector space company overcame red tape and government delays to get to launch day.
“If you’re able to build a rocket faster than the government can regulate it, that’s upside down.”
The latest RPG from Bethesda Studios chronicles the unexpected ways that private, non-governmental power steps in to fill the gaps and voids left by state actors.
People see a continuing role for the space agency, but mostly in national defense.
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The Mars Sample Retrieval program is now estimated to cost double than what was originally projected.
The FAA required SpaceX take 75 separate actions to mitigate the environmental impacts of launches from its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site. A new lawsuit says it's not enough.
Days after an American F-22 shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, a second floating object was shot down over the Yukon.
"We can—and should—develop space without government help," says Reason Foundation's Robert W. Poole.
Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.
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Thanks to the rise of private spaceflight companies, mankind will have a future off-Earth.
An aeronautical engineer considers writing a novel about a new start on the moon.
Weir's books take seriously the limits of human knowledge and planning when it comes to space travel.
The regulations that increase building costs on Earth will have the same effect in space.
One insurance company started offering a space travel policy last year.
Robots don't get cabin fever, develop cancer from cosmic radiation, miss their families, or go insane.
A dying star and a young star orbit each other within a plume of burning dust and gas.
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