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Your opinions about the proposed cancelation of the COnstellation program

Started by Peacock, May 07, 2010, 02:22:18 PM

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May 07, 2010, 02:22:18 PM
Personally, i don't like it.  I want to see people on the moon (and mars) in my lifetime.  why does NASA cancel every attempt to move beyond LEO?

If it wasn't for Nixon, we would have a mars base by now
May 07, 2010, 03:32:13 PM #1
Not that NASA is doing this, but I think the best thing at this point is to not worry about the moon or Mars or wherever and focus on LEO. I absolutely disagree with Neil deGrasse Tyson that we've conquered LEO; not until we have an orbiting hotel and casino. Let the Richard Bransons set up trips to LEO that rich idiots can afford, and let's see the Rio All-Suites Hotel in Vegas have an orbiting casino with Penn and Teller doing the first zero-gee magic act.

What will that do? It will make an actual economic infrastructure in orbit. Then, spacecraft that can take us to the moon, or Mars, or wherever can be constructed in orbit and launched at a fraction of the cost.
May 07, 2010, 04:23:09 PM #2
And if that is going to get done, it should be by the free market.
"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537
May 07, 2010, 05:03:07 PM #3
That's the only way it CAN be done.
May 07, 2010, 06:21:58 PM #4
They'd better hurry up with the space elevator.
May 07, 2010, 07:17:31 PM #5
"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537
May 07, 2010, 07:18:01 PM #6
Quote from: MrBogosity on May 07, 2010, 05:03:07 PMThat's the only way it CAN be done.
Damn straight.
"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537
May 07, 2010, 07:50:45 PM #7
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on May 07, 2010, 07:17:31 PM


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May 07, 2010, 09:22:06 PM #8
May 07, 2010, 09:29:44 PM #9
There have been various card tricks done in space (James Randi did one on the phone with an ISS astronaut), but never an act where both magician(s) and audience were all in zero-gee together.
May 07, 2010, 09:35:23 PM #10
Well technically, we're all in space right now.
May 07, 2010, 10:29:33 PM #11
Quote from: MrBogosity on May 07, 2010, 03:32:13 PM
Not that NASA is doing this, but I think the best thing at this point is to not worry about the moon or Mars or wherever and focus on LEO. I absolutely disagree with Neil deGrasse Tyson that we've conquered LEO; not until we have an orbiting hotel and casino. Let the Richard Bransons set up trips to LEO that rich idiots can afford, and let's see the Rio All-Suites Hotel in Vegas have an orbiting casino with Penn and Teller doing the first zero-gee magic act.

What will that do? It will make an actual economic infrastructure in orbit. Then, spacecraft that can take us to the moon, or Mars, or wherever can be constructed in orbit and launched at a fraction of the cost.

Congratulations, you just pushed the mars landing into the 22nd century
but, i agree.

we should be dumping more money into non-rocket launch research.
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