This essay is based on the research for the panel “Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?” that I was honored to moderate for 2025 Seattle WorldCon. The panelists were Bob Hranek, Charles J. Walther, […]
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
It was always Anand’s contention that cross-pollination of ideas with disparate origins resulted in greater understanding. This was not merely a philosophical idea for him but a tenet he lived by. He often wrote in […]
Given the nature of the current artificial intelligence or AI landscape, any attempt to discuss the technology is like trying to describe an ocean wave racing towards you. You might posit that the wave’s amplitude […]
In keeping with Spacex’s rapid iterative approach, Flight Test 4 was successfully completed today, June 6th, 2024, less than 3 months after Flight Test 3. Mission objectives were to achieve a controlled reentry for both […]
Starship Test 3 or Integrated Flight Test 3 (IFT3) was a huge success. Booster 10 and Ship 28 successfully lifted off at 8:25AM CT from Starbase, Texas. Hot staging was executed without a hitch: Booster […]
“In the meantime, the Tellurian came back from Mars, and the success of their voyage caused every world citizen to expand his chest and look mightily pleased.” Eando Binder. (1932). “The First Martian.” Amazing Stories, […]
Life is in the business of geographical expansion. Spores ride the wind, seeds surf the waves, uncountable numbers are on the move this very moment on wing and paw. While moving from one place to […]
Manju has degrees in astrophysics and electrical engineering and is the co-founder of The Science Fiction and Philosophy Society.
Read more of her work at manjulamenon.substack.com
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