{"id":21380,"date":"2014-10-31T13:06:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T20:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jerrypournelle.com\/chaosmanor\/?p=21380"},"modified":"2014-10-31T14:47:12","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T21:47:12","slug":"the-star-road-takes-its-toll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jerrypournelle.com\/chaosmanor\/the-star-road-takes-its-toll\/","title":{"rendered":"The Star Road takes its toll."},"content":{"rendered":"

View 848 Friday, October 31, 2014<\/p>\n

\u201cI have observed over the years that the unintended consequences of social action are always more important, and usually less agreeable, than the intended consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Irving Kristol<\/p>\n

\u201cTransparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama, January 31, 2009<\/p>\n

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It has not been a good week for space development. The Wallops Island explosion destroyed not only a 60 year old Russian-made rocket, but some 48 experiments being sent up by NanoRacks. My son Richard is Senior Vice President at NanoRacks<\/a>.) <\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/watch\/nbc-news-channel\/students-watch-as-blast-destroys-science-projects-349413443943<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.spacenews.com\/article\/civil-space\/42353delay-saved-nanoracks-external-platform-from-antares-failure<\/a><\/p>\n

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I am now hearing radio announcements that Virgin Galactic\u2019s SpaceShip Two has crashed in the Mojave desert. http:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/SpaceShipTwo-Richard-Branson-Mojave-Desert-Test-Flight-281096472.html<\/a><\/p>\n

The star road takes its toll. http:\/\/www.jerrypournelle.com\/archives2\/archives2view\/view242.html#phoenix<\/a>  (Click on the map; this was posted after the Columbia disaster.)<\/p>\n

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Good views from space:  http:\/\/qz.com\/288018\/astronaut-chris-hadfield-took-45000-jaw-dropping-photos-from-space-here-are-some-of-the-best\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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I suppose there is no surprise here:<\/p>\n

Maine Says Nurse Hickox\u2019s Roommate Had Ebola<\/a><\/h4>\n

Obama Leaves Maine Without Meeting Defiant Quarantine Nurse<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Freedom is not free. Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free. <\/p>\n

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