Civilian Space Travel

Kicking down the world's door

7 Feb 2012

Make no mistake: we're entering a new world of military planning. Admittedly, the latest proposed Pentagon budget manages to preserve just about every costly toy-cum-boondoggle from the good old days when MiGs still roamed the skies, including an uncut nuclear arsenal.

Tom Engelhardt: Offshore Everywhere

6 Feb 2012

War has always been the most human and inhuman of activities. Now, it seems, its inhuman aspect is quite literally on the rise. With the U.S. military working to roboticize the future battlefield, the American way of war is destined to be imbued with Terminator-style terror.

Space-A planning makes its way to Facebook

6 Feb 2012

Already pumped about your big summer trip? If you’re going to try to get to your planned destination using space-A, things may be a little easier next time you fly.