Evan’s Bookshelf: Dark Side of the Moon

For the past week I’ve been reading Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest, an engaging revisionist history of the manned space program by Gerard J. DeGroot. DeGroot’s main argument is that while the development of space technology like satellites, planetary probes, and space telescopes has been useful and [...]

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The free market to conquer the final frontier?

This is a bit “above and beyond”–by about 150 vertical kilometers–my usual beat, but it’s worth noting: a space hotel is on the way. The Galactic Suites’ opening has been announced for 2012, orbiting around the planet. It is being backed by investors in Japan, America, and–of course–the UAE, and stays will cost $4 million [...]

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