Monthly Archives: August 2016

SpaceX’s biggest rival is developing “space trucks” to ferry cargo in an orbital economy — Quartz

The big kahuna of American rocket companies is the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin that until this year held a monopoly on the lucrative business of launching rockets for the US Air Force. But that monopoly is no more. The company faces a new era of competition as Elon…

via SpaceX’s biggest rival is developing “space trucks” to ferry cargo in an orbital economy — Quartz

Yet another thing driving species to extinction: bureaucracy — Quartz

Government proceedings can run for many years and can become a bureaucratic nightmare for those involved. For humans, awaiting official responses to important requests can be nerve-racking and even financially devastating, but for endangered species, waiting too long in the line can be lethal. There are two ways for a species to become listed for…

via Yet another thing driving species to extinction: bureaucracy — Quartz