Peter R Hague
@peterrhague.bsky.social
Elon Musk has given some details on his Mars plans; I wrote about what it would take last year, and SpaceX have achieved at least one of the objectives so far:
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
Steps Towards Mars
Elon Musk has set an aggressive timetable to Mars which would aim to land men there by the end of the decade. How reasonable is it?
open.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Elon Musk has given some details on his Mars plans; I wrote about what it would take last year, and SpaceX have achieved at least one of the objectives so far:
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
The Kardashev Scale has entered the public consciousness a bit recently.
I’ve got thoughts on this, and an alternative planetocracy.org/p/rethinking...
I’ve got thoughts on this, and an alternative planetocracy.org/p/rethinking...
Rethinking the Kardashev Scale
We need better resolution on the problem.
planetocracy.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Kardashev Scale has entered the public consciousness a bit recently.
I’ve got thoughts on this, and an alternative planetocracy.org/p/rethinking...
I’ve got thoughts on this, and an alternative planetocracy.org/p/rethinking...
Is it time to ditch the Kardashev scale? planetocracy.org/p/rethinking...
Rethinking the Kardashev Scale
We need better resolution on the problem.
planetocracy.org
April 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Is it time to ditch the Kardashev scale? planetocracy.org/p/rethinking...
I am starting a new campaign planetocracy.org/p/a-penny-fo...
A Penny For Space
I am launching a new, ambitious campaign in the UK
planetocracy.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I am starting a new campaign planetocracy.org/p/a-penny-fo...
Published an article in Quillette about a different approach to colonising space quillette.com/2025/01/20/a...
A Home on the High Frontier
Jeff Bezos is inspired by a vision that does not involve living on Mars—or on any planet besides Earth—but inhabiting artificial worlds in free space.
quillette.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Published an article in Quillette about a different approach to colonising space quillette.com/2025/01/20/a...
Published an article in Quillette about a different approach to colonising space quillette.com/2025/01/20/a...
A Home on the High Frontier
Jeff Bezos is inspired by a vision that does not involve living on Mars—or on any planet besides Earth—but inhabiting artificial worlds in free space.
quillette.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Published an article in Quillette about a different approach to colonising space quillette.com/2025/01/20/a...
Recently I took on some of the less inane opposition to Mars colonisation. Much of it build on misunderstanding:
planetocracy.org/p/mars-in-op...
planetocracy.org/p/mars-in-op...
Mars in Opposition
There are always opponents to the concept of colonising Mars. Recently some of them seem to have coalesced around a few talking points. Let's address them.
planetocracy.org
January 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Recently I took on some of the less inane opposition to Mars colonisation. Much of it build on misunderstanding:
planetocracy.org/p/mars-in-op...
planetocracy.org/p/mars-in-op...
My December Mass Value Report
I have reviewed my own predictions for 2024, and made some new ones for 2025…
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
I have reviewed my own predictions for 2024, and made some new ones for 2025…
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
Mass Value Report for December 2024
Evaluating a years worth of development in space
open.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
My December Mass Value Report
I have reviewed my own predictions for 2024, and made some new ones for 2025…
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
I have reviewed my own predictions for 2024, and made some new ones for 2025…
open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...
I’ve gone back to a detailed study of space habitats from the 70s
There is a lot of ignorance about the work of Gerard O’Neill - people either haven’t read his work or dismiss it without actually understanding it.
planetocracy.org/p/space-sett...
There is a lot of ignorance about the work of Gerard O’Neill - people either haven’t read his work or dismiss it without actually understanding it.
planetocracy.org/p/space-sett...
Space Settlements of the 1970s
Half a century ago, NASA was willing to fund a detailed study into what it would take to kick off space settlement. How has it held up since then?
planetocracy.org
December 15, 2024 at 11:39 PM
I’ve gone back to a detailed study of space habitats from the 70s
There is a lot of ignorance about the work of Gerard O’Neill - people either haven’t read his work or dismiss it without actually understanding it.
planetocracy.org/p/space-sett...
There is a lot of ignorance about the work of Gerard O’Neill - people either haven’t read his work or dismiss it without actually understanding it.
planetocracy.org/p/space-sett...
I started just writing an opinion piece on Jared Isaacman being nominated for NASA admin, but got into the weeds of the fundamentals of a space agency:
planetocracy.org/p/what-is-a-...
planetocracy.org/p/what-is-a-...
What Is A Space Agency For?
President-elect Trump has made a disruptive choice for NASA administrator. What is the fate of the agency?
planetocracy.org
December 11, 2024 at 10:21 AM
I started just writing an opinion piece on Jared Isaacman being nominated for NASA admin, but got into the weeds of the fundamentals of a space agency:
planetocracy.org/p/what-is-a-...
planetocracy.org/p/what-is-a-...
My monthly mass value report - Starship Flight 6, Falcon anomaly recovery, and more… planetocracy.org/p/mass-value...
Mass Value Report for November 2024
The Starship program is accelerating - when will it take over from Falcon?
planetocracy.org
December 1, 2024 at 9:20 PM
My monthly mass value report - Starship Flight 6, Falcon anomaly recovery, and more… planetocracy.org/p/mass-value...
Some musings on interstellar flight: planetocracy.org/p/going-inte...
Going Interstellar
It's the tenth anniversary of a modern sci-fi classic, and a chance to talk about the real science of getting to the stars.
planetocracy.org
November 23, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Some musings on interstellar flight: planetocracy.org/p/going-inte...
Is this site just about sniping about people on the main site?
November 14, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Is this site just about sniping about people on the main site?
If the election result shocked you, maybe it was a mistake to leave Twitter/X?
November 6, 2024 at 9:26 AM
If the election result shocked you, maybe it was a mistake to leave Twitter/X?
A personal story today - my undergrad cubesat project: planetocracy.org/p/tale-of-a-...
Tale of a Cubesat
My first attempt at producing space hardware did not make it to space, but was an amazing educational experience.
planetocracy.org
October 19, 2024 at 8:31 PM
A personal story today - my undergrad cubesat project: planetocracy.org/p/tale-of-a-...
I’ve got a new article out about communicating the ideas of space colonisation.
Most of the public aren’t aware of the idea, or how feasible it has become. Others have been taken in by misinformation in popsci articles and books.
How can we change this?
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Most of the public aren’t aware of the idea, or how feasible it has become. Others have been taken in by misinformation in popsci articles and books.
How can we change this?
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Space for Everybody Else
There are people out there who don't watch rocket launches for fun. Some of them don't even know what an O'Neill cylinder is. How do we talk to those who don't live and breathe this stuff?
substack.com
October 10, 2024 at 7:52 PM
I’ve got a new article out about communicating the ideas of space colonisation.
Most of the public aren’t aware of the idea, or how feasible it has become. Others have been taken in by misinformation in popsci articles and books.
How can we change this?
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Most of the public aren’t aware of the idea, or how feasible it has become. Others have been taken in by misinformation in popsci articles and books.
How can we change this?
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Technical analysis of Elon Musks recently announced intention to send 5 Starships to Mars in the next window
planetocracy.org/p/steps-towa...
planetocracy.org/p/steps-towa...
Steps Towards Mars
Elon Musk has set an aggressive timetable to Mars which would aim to land men there by the end of the decade. How reasonable is it?
planetocracy.org
September 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Technical analysis of Elon Musks recently announced intention to send 5 Starships to Mars in the next window
planetocracy.org/p/steps-towa...
planetocracy.org/p/steps-towa...
My review of “Reentry”
People should try to step back from their feelings about Elon Musk and understand what a remarkable company he has created.
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People should try to step back from their feelings about Elon Musk and understand what a remarkable company he has created.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Review of "Reentry"
Eric Berger builds on his previous book Liftoff to tell the story of the Falcon 9, the rocket which changed spaceflight forever.
substack.com
August 29, 2024 at 6:22 AM
My review of “Reentry”
People should try to step back from their feelings about Elon Musk and understand what a remarkable company he has created.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
People should try to step back from their feelings about Elon Musk and understand what a remarkable company he has created.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
My review of “Red Moon Rising”
Don’t agree with all of its points, but I’ve come round to the reality of a US-China space race - and the stakes are high
planetocracy.org/p/review-of-...
Don’t agree with all of its points, but I’ve come round to the reality of a US-China space race - and the stakes are high
planetocracy.org/p/review-of-...
Review of 'Red Moon Rising'
A new book by Greg Autry and Peter Navarro paints a stark picture of the challenged posed by Chinese space ambitions.
planetocracy.org
July 26, 2024 at 8:08 AM
My review of “Red Moon Rising”
Don’t agree with all of its points, but I’ve come round to the reality of a US-China space race - and the stakes are high
planetocracy.org/p/review-of-...
Don’t agree with all of its points, but I’ve come round to the reality of a US-China space race - and the stakes are high
planetocracy.org/p/review-of-...
Reposted by Peter R Hague
Elon Musks ambitions for Mars require a fast growth in the amount of mass sent to space; Falcon 9 is leading this growth but to continue it requires a relatively quick ramp of Starship. I go into the numbers here:
planetocracy.substack.com/p/mass-value...
planetocracy.substack.com/p/mass-value...
Mass Value Report for March 2024
Tracking how likely or not it is for SpaceX to reach their ambitious launch target this year, and whether the debut of operational Starship flights will maintain the pace.
planetocracy.substack.com
April 13, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Elon Musks ambitions for Mars require a fast growth in the amount of mass sent to space; Falcon 9 is leading this growth but to continue it requires a relatively quick ramp of Starship. I go into the numbers here:
planetocracy.substack.com/p/mass-value...
planetocracy.substack.com/p/mass-value...