Rand Simberg

There Is a Planet B

In a new book, the pioneer who figured out how to get to Mars imagines how to stay there.

Walmart, But for Space

Cheapness isn’t just about rockets — it will change the design of everything we send up.

The Return of the Space Visionaries

How space tycoons are bringing back the dream of truly settling the “high frontier” — and how policy can catch up

Getting Over ‘Apolloism’

The 1960s missions to the Moon are a bad template for today’s space program.

Keep the FAA’s Head in the Clouds

Why the Agency Should Not Be Regulating Space

In Defense of Daring

The Virgin Galactic Accident and Next Steps for Private Space

Property Rights in Space

In Search of a Conservative Space Policy

A Space Program for the Rest of Us

The New Pioneers

Space Deals

The Coming of the New Space Industry

The Path Not Taken