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...

The Kardashev Scale has entered the public consciousness a bit recently. 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...

Why SpaceX are able to sell energy for $37/kWh open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...

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...

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...

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’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...

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-...

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...

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?

An article I wrote on Starship, and what it means for the future: quillette.com/2024/10/20/c...

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-...

Technical analysis of Elon Musks recently announced intention to send 5 Starships to Mars in the next window 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. 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-...

Most don’t know how close the UK was to being a real space power planetocracy.org/p/when-brita...

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...

I’m also available on the elephant site: mastodon.social/@peterhague

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...

Is this place alive at all? Wondering if it’s worthwhile me posting content here.

My latest newsletter - on how striking imagery, when it truthfully represents change, can shift people’s perceptions open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...

Still looking for signatures (from UK people) for this petition. Let’s catch up in space petition.parliament.uk/petitions/65...

I now have a complete review of A City On Mars up open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...

A lot of nonsense has been coming from the degrowth movement lately. This time last year, I wrote in defence of humanity and human growth: open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...

Some Christmas Day reading for you: launch vs ISRU as the future mass source open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...

My review of A City On Mars. The authors have already issued a response, in which they accuse me of essentially unacademic behaviour. I think a reader can judge for themselves - where an argument is actually offered, I engage with it, not the person. open.substack.com/pub/planetoc...

Reposting an old one: why the Doomsday Argument is fatally flawed https://planetocracy.substack.com/p/we-are-not-the-final-chapter?r=o5hs8&utm_medium=web

I think that the gleeful announcement of the death of the Metaverse is not only premature but perhaps a sign that it’s shortly going to be taking off. Yes, Zuck wants to pivot to AI - because most people lack the skills to generate 3D content. AI will help. Apple is also releasing its AR…

Is this platform going to survive no longer being exclusive? Is it more than an online gated community?

In light of Virgin Galactic soon returning to flight, my assessment of their prospects from back in 2020. I think it’s aged reasonably well https://open.substack.com/pub/planetocracy/p/is-virgin-galactic-going-to-succeed?utm_source=direct&r=o5hs8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Let’s see how substack links work here - subscribe to my blog: https://open.substack.com/pub/planetocracy/p/the-bear-case-for-mars?utm_source=direct&r=o5hs8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Just starting out here... most of the posts seem to be about the site itself!