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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
The question is not whether we explore or not - we always will. The question is when. What's the rush? After all, it is not like the moon and Mars are going anywhere. Last time I checked, they have no plans to relocate or disappear. -Ramon |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
On Feb 5, 10:26*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:
Ramon F Herrera wrote: : :The question is not whether we explore or not - we always will. : :The question is when. : :What's the rush? After all, it is not like the moon and Mars are going :anywhere. Last time I checked, they have no plans to relocate or :disappear. : And the answer becomes 'never', because 'later' is always good enough... -- "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable *man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, *all progress depends on the unreasonable man." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --George Bernard Shaw Scenario: Chris Columbus never persuaded Isabella to finance his trip. Result from your reasoning: here we are, in the 21st. century and the new continent remains to be discovered. -Ramon |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message ... Ramon F Herrera wrote: : :The question is not whether we explore or not - we always will. : :The question is when. : :What's the rush? After all, it is not like the moon and Mars are going :anywhere. Last time I checked, they have no plans to relocate or :disappear. : And the answer becomes 'never', because 'later' is always good enough... The key is to create a program which can fit within NASA's budget. Ares broke the budget. A big HLV is always going to cost a lot to own and operate because the flight rate is so pitifully low. The key is to enable big missions with existing vehicles. We shouldn't have to keep throwing away all of our current launch vehicle assets every time a new mission is proposed. Saturn V was a dead end. Shuttle was a dead end. I believe Ares I and Ares V would have been yet another dead end. It's time to stop going down dead ends. Jeff -- "Take heart amid the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese" - Deteriorata - National Lampoon |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
Ramon F Herrera wrote:
What's the rush? After all, it is not like the moon and Mars are going anywhere. Last time I checked, they have no plans to relocate or disappear. On the other hand, Alpha Centauri may ram Earth: http://www.scifimoviepage.com/upcomi...de-remake.html Pat |
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Ramon F Herrera wrote:
Scenario: Chris Columbus never persuaded Isabella to finance his trip. Result from your reasoning: here we are, in the 21st. century and the new continent remains to be discovered. Or, here we are in the 21st. century sacrificing the Indians to Odin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Ericson Pat |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
Pat Flannery wrote:
Ramon F Herrera wrote: What's the rush? After all, it is not like the moon and Mars are going anywhere. Last time I checked, they have no plans to relocate or disappear. On the other hand, Alpha Centauri may ram Earth: http://www.scifimoviepage.com/upcomi...de-remake.html Oh, good; I fondly remember the 1951 original, although it certainly wasn't up to the level of, say, the original "The Day The Earth Stood Still." But I'll be looking forward to this remake. Bob M. |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
The key is to create a program which can fit within NASA's budget. �Ares broke the budget. �A big HLV is always going to cost a lot to own and operate because the flight rate is so pitifully low. �The key is to enable big missions with existing vehicles. �We shouldn't have to keep throwing away all of our current launch vehicle assets every time a new mission is proposed. �Saturn V was a dead end. �Shuttle was a dead end. �I believe Ares I and Ares V would have been yet another dead end. �It's time to stop going down dead ends. Jeff -- Thats why NASA SHOULD of selected at the time of columbias loss using delta and atlas heavies for launching, using 2 seperate existing boosters would of meant a booster failure wouldnt ground US manned space. Of course NASA wanted to pay off existing shuttle contractors, and ares was born. NASA got what it deserved! Pick a bad design, lose that portion of your agency |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
"Ramon F Herrera" wrote in message ... The question is not whether we explore or not - we always will. The question is when. When we get far lower cost to orbit I would think. But just that as a goal won't cut it, since the benefits are indirect, it's a much harder sell. Lower cost to orbit needs to be within a larger goal, one where the benefits are direct and easy to see. Which is another reason why I go on and on about Space Solar Power. What's the rush? After all, it is not like the moon and Mars are going anywhere. Last time I checked, they have no plans to relocate or disappear. -Ramon |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
On Feb 5, 8:20*am, Ramon F Herrera wrote:
The question is not whether we explore or not - we always will. The question is when. What's the rush? After all, it is not like the moon and Mars are going anywhere. Last time I checked, they have no plans to relocate or disappear. -Ramon The sooner the better. Especially for those who weren't around for Apollo or were just too young. |
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NASA's long-running 'Cover Story' Comes to an End!
Bob Myers wrote:
Oh, good; I fondly remember the 1951 original, although it certainly wasn't up to the level of, say, the original "The Day The Earth Stood Still." But I'll be looking forward to this remake. I'm keen to see how they explain Alpha Centauri heading our way at a speed that would get it here within any reasonable timeframe. (Sign at the Ark construction site: "Only 296,734,538 days to Alpha Centauri! Waste anything but time!") Do you think it would be in poor taste to show up at the premiere in a wheel chair and start yelling at the audience that you are richer than all of them put together and you hope they all get burned to death when Earth is destroyed, for there is no room for the filthy poor on the new planet? Pat |
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