Is It Just Me, Or...
...am I the only active blogger who also works full-time building rockets for an alt.space company? I was thinking about Mark Whittington's favorite new nickname for people who disagree with him--"Internet Rocketeers", and I realized that I may be the only one who actually fits that category. I mean, John Carmack kinda blogs his progress there at Armadillo, but you don't see him talking about anything else. Elon also posts occasional updates, but you don't see him shootin his mouth off on other topics. There was that Mark Oakley guy who's now working with TGV, but he's only posted like three times in the past two years, so I don't think he counts. Anyhow, I'm drawing a blank.
Am I really just that much of a masochist or something? Maybe I ought to get back to making rockets...
Am I really just that much of a masochist or something? Maybe I ought to get back to making rockets...
posted by Jon Goff at 7:43 AM
7 Comments:
Why, Jon, despite your inaccurate labeling of my term (You can disagree with me, particularly about other subjects, and not be a member of the Internet Rocketeer Club), you have hit on the truth behind it. I have great respect for anyone who busies themselves building rockets (or anything, for that matter, designed to open up the High Frontier.) I have very little respect for anyone who does not do but presumes to teach others. There are too many people like that on the Internet, I think you will agree.
I don't know how much - or whether at all - Kimber Musk participates in SpaceX, but he does have a blog: Kwajalein Atoll and Rockets, which generally has the inside information for SpaceX's launch attempts. Damaris B. Sarria blogs at How I Am Becoming An Astronaut, and she works for NASA (I know, that's not alt.space, but hey what the heck). While Brian Dunbar isn't making rockets, he's working on something better - a space elevator, working for Liftport - and he blogs at Space For Commerce. You've probably heard of a guy named Mike Mealing. Simon Porter at Rockets Missiles Moons and Such has been selected for a summer internship designing spacecraft at JPL. Larry Kellog of To The Moon, Mars, and Beyond worked with Pioneer 10 in its old age. And I'm the chief engineer for a private space company, but we're several months to a year away before I can shoot my mouth off about what we're doing.
I've probably missed a few.
Ed,
You're right of course, so there are a few others. It's still a pretty lonely crowd from the looks of it. Of those who work for actual alt.space companies, that's just you, myself, Brian, and Michael. BTW, you say that you can't talk about what you're doing, but can you at least mention who your with? Or is it some company that hasn't really announced its existance yet? I remember those days....
~Jon
Jon, when we start testing hot flamey stuff, you'll be the first blogger I notify.
Ed,
Jon, when we start testing hot flamey stuff, you'll be the first blogger I notify.
Ooh...hot flamey stuff...sounds like fun. :-) I'm looking forward to hearing about it.
~Jon
My daughter and I build and launch Estes rockets. And I blog. Does that count?
am I the only active blogger who also works full-time building rockets for an alt.space company? I was thinking about Mark Whittington's favorite new nickname for people who disagree with him--"Internet Rocketeers",
Jon,
Do you want a longer knife, or do you feel that you are twisting in the one you have well enough? Those of us that do neither envy you.
Unfortunate that the term Internet Rocketeers is all too accurate for some prolific posters. One of the few things where I agree with Mark.
John Hare
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