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2014-05-17 Science & Technology

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Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-17 11:59|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Wehave invested decades and many tens of billions of dollars in a space station that we cannot currently get to without buying rides from an adversary in a renewed Cold War with temperature rising.

And who's fault is that? Naďve, feckless politicians, and communist apologists that's who. Birds home to roost! Enjoy.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-05-17 12:39|| 2014-05-17 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 SpaceX could go there this year using a manned capsule with just a tiny bit more money allocate by the idiots in both houses of Congress.

The Russian segments of the ISS could be replaced with some fresh thinking in NASA and the gov.
Oh and throwing out the endless multiyear studies for each nut bolt and stick of chewing gum used.

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 18:14|| 2014-05-17 18:14|| Front Page Top

#3 The ISS discussions

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 18:15|| 2014-05-17 18:15|| Front Page Top

#4 The SpaceX discussions

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 18:17|| 2014-05-17 18:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Non-SpaceX crewed discussions

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 18:18|| 2014-05-17 18:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Delta IV and Atlas V Launch Vehicles that could be used for manned flight - discussions

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 18:20|| 2014-05-17 18:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Space Policy Discussions - comments by mere citizens denied

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 18:21|| 2014-05-17 18:21|| Front Page Top

#8 "If it a'int Boeing, I a'int going.

Not that I'm going at all, but the saying sticks.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-05-17 20:10|| 2014-05-17 20:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Time to reactivate Peenemünde ;-)

Posted by European Conservative 2014-05-17 20:11|| 2014-05-17 20:11|| Front Page Top

#10 So an entity becomes a monopoly in a valued trade and leverages that power to gain locally? Not just Russia, but doesn't everyone in the history of history do that shit? Why is this a surprise?

Why are we not at this moment docking a re-entry vehicle made in EU, or India, or Japan, just not USA - and I don't care if its an exact copy of a soyuz except it has a martini maker inside; mix it up, ride the comet down, land and enjoy - using our emergency space shuttle and tucking that flag Russia planted underneath the Arctic into their soyuz and sending it packing to wherever it would land to be hilarious yet stern?

Have we become so socialist we can't Bruce Willis some shit? *pounds on table* Have we become so lame? I Am Tired of the lameness of pondering ineptitude. How is our outreach of NASA to Islam trucking about, or are we still focused grouped on whether mooselimbs in space pray 5 times every 24 hours, or 5 times per orbit.

J.F.C.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-17 20:32|| 2014-05-17 20:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Redneck Jim - so you would select the CST-100 on a Delta IV heavy first.
That's okay.
Make NASA certify the Delta IV for human flight ASAP.
That would be an all Boeing solution.

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 21:23|| 2014-05-17 21:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Nixon worked with Chinese. Perhaps we should as well. I prefer Space X as the real plan but sending high level NASA guys to talk to China would give Putin a bit of heartburn.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-05-17 21:43|| 2014-05-17 21:43|| Front Page Top

#13 rjschwarz - Putin has already talked with China about pulling his units out of ISS and joining them to units China launches.

Just catch your Congress-criter or Senator in a dark alley and get their signature on some sort of vote before you let them turn blue.

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-17 21:53|| 2014-05-17 21:53|| Front Page Top

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