Rand Simberg, an analyst and consultant in space policy, technology, and business, is the author of Safe Is Not an Option: Overcoming the Futile Obsession With Getting Everyone Back Alive That Is Killing Our Expansion Into Space (Interglobal Media).
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Rand Simberg
Latest from Rand Simberg
The Surprisingly Long History of Private Space Exploration
America returns to its roots, thanks to philanthropists who are literally shooting for the stars.
Congress Threatens To Anchor Private Spaceflight With Extra Costs
A rent-seeking senator doesn't want competition to shake up NASA jobs.
How Safe Can You Make Space Without Stifling Innovation and Enterprise?
No frontier has ever been explored or opened by making safety the highest priority.
A Twinkle of Hope
Obama has moved space policy in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go.
