Daily Archives: November 2, 2007

Scaled Composites is not the only private space program. The owner of Amazon.com has put a lot of time, money and effort into a vertical take off and landing vehicle. Send to Kindle

As an undergraduate, I majored in history. I’m also a big fan of the science fiction subgenre, “alternate history.” Therefore, I very much enjoyed the book What If and its sequel What If? 2, both filled with essays written by … Continue reading →

The plans and schemes of tyrants are broken by many things. They shatter against cliffs of heroic struggle. They rupture on reefs of open resistance. And they are slowly eroded, bit by little bit, on the very beaches where they … Continue reading →