How do you feel about the death of NASA / US Space Program?

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GTaudiophile

Lifer
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The last scheduled night launch of a space shuttle took place last night.

Only four shuttle missions remain.

Now, mind you, I am not "wed" to the shuttle. It is inefficient. It is old. Their time is over. Fine, I can live with that.

What I have a hard time with is the idea of killing a program (NASA) that not only has pioneered some amazing technologies (R&D investment) but has also been a symbol of American progress. We put man on the moon for God's sake and now we want to kill the organization that did it? For what? To support more welfare babies?

Is America just giving up here and giving space to the Chinese?

I am frankly saddened by all this and don't want to see NASA go.
 
Fenixgoon

Fenixgoon

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Jun 30, 2003
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my sentiments exactly. NASA isn't about generating revenue per se - it's about pushing the boundaries of what's possible for humanity. i'm sure at the creation of star trek in the 60's, the theme of "space, the final frontier..." embodied the spirit of NASA, and I think today we need to remember that that is what space exploration is all about.
 
ravana

ravana

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We welcome you aboard the Space Waambulance. As you already know, we won't really be going anywhere for a while, so sit tight :(
 
nerp

nerp

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I feel nothing because the space program isn't dead.
 
NFS4

NFS4

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Oct 9, 1999
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IceBergSLiM said:
good. Too much bureaucracy and waste. There are better and more efficient ways to innovate.
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My thoughts exactly. This isn't the 60s anymore. Going back to the moon seems like a waste anyway -- I mean, what exactly are we going to do there?
 
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Kreon

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NFS4 said:
My thoughts exactly. This isn't the 60s anymore. Going back to the moon seems like a waste anyway -- I mean, what exactly are we going to do there?
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Just like seeing what was across that giant ocean west of Europe. It's obviously empty and devoid.
 
Jadow

Jadow

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really what is there to do? We're stuckin our solar system which other than earth is essentally barren and not suited for human life.

Unless someone comes up with a way to get around the light speed limit, there's nothing to do and why waste money on lame projects.

It would be STUPID to send humans to Mars. Risk of killing them is high, and for what? To see some red colored sand?
 
Fritzo

Fritzo

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Eli said:
Wait what? What's happening to NASA?
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Nothing- people read "Moon mission killed and Shuttles Ending" as "NASA is killed" for some reason. Last I read they were getting a $30 billion dollar boost in place of the moon project.
 
NFS4

NFS4

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Kreon said:
Just like seeing what was across that giant ocean west of Europe. It's obviously empty and devoid.
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Yeah, but the ocean sustains life and provides us with resources. The moon is a big fucking rock.

What the fuck are we gonna do, make the moon the most expensive strip mining venture?
 
NFS4

NFS4

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Fritzo said:
Nothing- people read "Moon mission killed and Shuttles Ending" as "NASA is killed" for some reason. Last I read they were getting a $30 billion dollar boost in place of the moon project.
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They aren't getting $30 billion IIRC. They are getting a $1B boost to their yearly budget to about $17B a year -- only this time, 40% of it won't be devoted to the Constellation (Moon) program.
 
K1052

K1052

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nerp said:
I feel nothing because the space program isn't dead.
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Well NASA was primarily established to facilitate human spaceflight, while it's mission has expanded over the years that was always the key component. Saying it's dead would be overstating the matter when crippled is a probably a better description.

The thought that the US will not have human access to space for the foreseeable future and the Russians/Chinese will does not exactly fill me with glee.
 
clamum

clamum

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Feb 13, 2003
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I didn't take it as NASA was dying, just the mission to the Moon. In any event, I think we need to keep exploring space to one day get off of this planet, as well as reap the benefits of technology and research that come along the way.
 
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Kreon

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K1052 said:
Well NASA was primarily established to facilitate human spaceflight, while it's mission has expanded over the years that was always the key component. Saying it's dead would be overstating the matter when crippled is a probably a better description.

The thought that the US will not have human access to space for the foreseeable future and the Russians/Chinese will does not exactly fill me with glee.
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Exactly

And don't forget to add India to that list.

EDIT: And Iran
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35213146/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/


If the plug is pulled on NASA, I guess we always have private industry...
Bigelow Aerospace is the one that comes to mind first
 
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Number1

Number1

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Feb 24, 2006
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You got to pay for that stupid war in Iraq somewhat.
It's really too bad because I am a strong supporter of space exploration and the return to the moon was going to bring exciting times for us enthusiast.

RIP NASA.

Maybe the next administration will bring it back.
 
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Fear No Evil

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While the #'s are all over the place, the AIG bailout cost us somewhere in the range of 150 billion dollars (Give or take 50 billion). And we can't afford to give NASA a few extra bucks so we can continue a manned space program... Really? REALLY?
 
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RESmonkey

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Three reasons why we should go to the moon:

1. R&D
2. Space Exploration competiton / boosting American spriit
3. Because we can.



I'm not pleased with Obama this time.
 
Fenixgoon

Fenixgoon

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brblx said:
ah, cornerstone of the republican agenda.
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cornerstone of what it means to be human.

the exploration of space is all about the human quest for knowledge. to understand our universe more than we do now.
 
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