The Space Pundit

The Boeing Blues

The aerospace company continues to rack up failures in the air and in space. NASA has few options.

Jul 4 • Stephen C. Smith

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June 2026

The Trillionaire

SpaceX made Elon Musk a trillionaire. Federal policy decisions during the Bush and Obama administrations are responsible.

Jun 23 • Stephen C. Smith

Apocalypse Blue

NASA and the space community support Blue Origin's recovery from disaster. But the accident is further proof that landing astronauts on the moon to…

Jun 1 • Stephen C. Smith

April 2026

Phonies, Fakes, and Frauds

The Artemis II mission is an opportunity for moon landing deniers to seek attention. Don't give it to them.

Apr 14 • Stephen C. Smith

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The Center of Attention

An estimated 400,000 people came to Brevard County to witness the Artemis II launch from Kennedy Space Center, one of the largest crowds since Apollo.

Apr 8 • Stephen C. Smith

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March 2026

Déjà Vu All Over Again

NASA has announced a grand vision for colonizing the moon. Grand visions rarely succeed.

Mar 30 • Stephen C. Smith

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Congress in Space

NASA sent two members of Congress to space aboard the Space Shuttle in the mid-1980s. Here's why.

Mar 17 • Stephen C. Smith

Lipstick on a Pig

NASA's new Project Artemis launch cadence relies on the Space Launch System suddenly becoming more efficient. Here's why that's unlikely to happen.

Mar 6 • Stephen C. Smith

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February 2026

Judgment Day

The world's richest person, who has long worried about the rise of Skynet, is now building one.

Feb 12 • Stephen C. Smith

The Cold War

Congress mandated in 2010 that NASA use liquid hydrogen as the fuel for its next heavy-lift rocket. Here's why.

Feb 4 • Stephen C. Smith

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January 2026

What is Project Artemis?

NASA plans to send four astronauts around the moon sometime this spring. The mission traces back to an Obama-era program cancelled by Trump.

Jan 19 • Stephen C. Smith

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Return to Launch: A Preview

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Jan 14 • Stephen C. Smith

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