Torched Teslas

Editorial: Torched Teslas: The Dumbest Rebellion Since Flat Earth

“Hey, Geniuses: Vandalizing Teslas Is as Dumb as a Bag of Hammers”

Oh, you brave eco-warriors, you absolute paragons of logic! You’ve gone from hugging trees and praising Elon Musk as the messiah of green tech—remember when his electric cars, solar shingles, and charging stations were going to save the planet?—to smashing windows and chucking Molotov cocktails at Tesla dealerships.

President Trump

Editorial: To Trump or Not to Trump—Tariffs Are the Question

Oh, the horror! The pearl-clutching elites and free-trade fanatics are at it again, wailing about President Trump’s tariff policies like they’re the end of civilization. “Higher prices!” they shriek. “Trade wars!” they moan. Well, grab your shovels, snowflakes, because I’m here to tell you why Trump’s tariffs are the glorious, red-white-and-blue gut punch the world deserves—and needs.

In Defense of The Teflon Don: Donald Trump, The Presidential GOAT 

In Defense of The Teflon Don: Donald Trump, The Presidential GOAT 

47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Credit: White House official presidential portrait
47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Credit: White House official presidential portrait

In the annals of American history, few figures have been as resilient, as contentious, and as indomitable as Donald J. Trump, the man I now referred to as the “Teflon Don” and the “Presidential GOAT” (Greatest of All Time). His journey to reclaim the presidency was nothing short of a modern-day odyssey, replete with lawsuits, allegations, and the kind of scrutiny that would have crushed lesser mortals. 

Three and Half Miles From History: Watching the Launch of Apollo 11

Three and Half Miles From History: Watching the Launch of Apollo 11

Apollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969
View from the Press Site aside the Launch Control Center
Photo: Dan Beaumont Space Museum
Apollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969
View from the Press Site aside the Launch Control Center
Photo: Dan Beaumont Space Museum

Fifty-five years ago today, I saw Apollo 11 as she lifted off from Cape Kennedy and on her way to the moon. There are still a lot of us that were present that morning here on the Space Coast, and like a lot of those folks, the memory is as vivid today as it was in July, 1969.

SpaceX’s Booster Failure Highlights Need For “Dissimilar Redundancy”

SpaceX’s Booster Failure Highlights Need For “Dissimilar Redundancy”

KSC's Pad 39A sits empty as uncertainty looms about the Falcon 9 launch schedule. Photo: Mark Stone-FMN
KSC’s Pad 39A sits empty as uncertainty looms about the Falcon 9 launch schedule following a booster failure on July 11, 2024. Falcon 9 boosters have been grounded by the FAA pending investigation. Photo: Mark Stone-FMN

The Commercial Crew Program – All About Redundancy

SpaceX’s second-stage failure on their venerable Falcon 9 booster Thursday demonstrates exactly why NASA wants dissimilar redundancy for crewed flights. The idea is simple: if one launch provider is grounded for a technical issue or a launch failure investigation, the other can take up the slack. The duopoly of crewed launch providers is meant to assure the nation of continuous access to orbit while launching from American soil.