The moon’s gravity would make some sports infeasible, others would be more entertaining, and it would open the doors for new kinds of games we could create. One thing for certain, broadcasting the first lunar sports on ESPN would attract a lot of eyeballs. On moon to stay, we often discuss the economics of the […]
My Last Gasoline Engine Ever
It occurred to me today that there is a good chance I will never buy another gasoline powered engine in my life. Not that I buy a lot of engines now, but I have every intention that my next car will be a battery powered electric car, my next motorcycle will be electric. I don’t […]
The Moon Race 2.0
The moon race in the 60’s drove tremendous interest in space exploration. Could the same thing work again? Airbus and Blue Origin seem to think the answer is yes and have kicked off “The Moon Race” The Moon Race is an effort to reignite people’s interest in space again. It will drive the development of […]
Getting Motorcycle Ready
Last fall, I was having a look at things that I could sell around the house to free up some cash and continue bootstrapping my business for a while longer. I put my Ninja 250R up for sale for a month or so, but never got any serious buyer interest from anyone that late in […]
Smelting Aluminum on the Moon | Moon To Stay
In 1903, the wright brothers flew the first powered aerial vehicle, the Flyer-1. They originally tried to use a car engine but that turned out to be too heavy so they developed a completely new engine with aluminum. The resulting lightweight 13 hp engine allowed the Flyer-1 to finally make history with orville wright at […]
New Job, Big Changes
For the last 3 years I have been full-time working from home, and the last year of that has been mostly working for myself on personal projects. Self determination is a very unique frame of mind to be in and getting back to full-time employment in an office is a dramatic change of pace. I […]
NASA’s Surprise Lunar 5 Year Challenge | Moon To Stay
The Moon is a hot topic these days. Plans to get boots on the ground are evolving on nearly a daily basis. This past week US vice president pence made the surprise challenge for NASA to get american astronauts on the moon by 2024.. Moving up the timeline for a crewed mission significantly. It’s the […]
Selling Lighters
Back in December a friend and I decided to try our hand at a simple e-commerce business. Drop-shipping lighters from China. We built a brand and website to sell the lighters and created ad campaigns and managed to sell about a dozen lighters in the lead up to Christmas. That first dozen sales lead to […]
Space Elevators and Mass Drivers | Moon to Stay #8
We have become accustomed to space travel using massive heavy rockets to launch into space. On the moon, with 1/6th gravity of earth and no atmosphere, there are some intriguing alternatives we can build with current technology. Getting from earth to the moon is a real challenge. If it were easy then it wouldn’t have […]
The Myth of Free Speech
The idea of free speech is central to the cultural identity of western civilization. Over the centuries the term “free speech” has morphed and changed its connotations as society has evolved. The current interpretation of what free speech entails is far from it’s original meaning and in fact has become something that is fundamentally impossible […]