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Henry Spencer on canceled NASA space projects
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:49:59 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote: The study was done as part of an effort to look into privatizing Shuttle. I'd like to see who would buy that program in the absence of any government reimbursements regarding its launch costs. The idea was for a commercial entity to launch an extra Shuttle flight or two per year, along with the 6 or so NASA missions. It wasn't a wholly unreasonable proposal at the time, but it went nowhere. Brian |
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Henry Spencer on canceled NASA space projects
"Brian Thorn" wrote in message
... On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:49:59 -0500, Pat Flannery wrote: The study was done as part of an effort to look into privatizing Shuttle. I'd like to see who would buy that program in the absence of any government reimbursements regarding its launch costs. The idea was for a commercial entity to launch an extra Shuttle flight or two per year, along with the 6 or so NASA missions. It wasn't a wholly unreasonable proposal at the time, but it went nowhere. Brian Sure, if you're paying just marginal costs, the shuttle's not too bad. Who wouldn't want the government to pick up the first 6 flights. Sweet deal. Sounds a bit hard to swallow though. -- Greg Moore Ask me about lily, an RPI based CMC. |
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Henry Spencer on canceled NASA space projects
On Aug 24, 4:54*pm, "Jonathan1" wrote:
"Pat Flannery" wrote in message dakotatelephone... http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/...-nasa-projects This is very depressing to read. Why? To hear Henry cry crocodile tears for these programs is just plain offensive. Most of the programs he laments were canceled at virtually the same time Bush announced the Vision. They were canceled to ....make way...for the Vision. Those that created and supported the Vision, such as Henry, are mostly responsible for these cancellations. Henry was one of the biggest supporters of the Vision, he should look into the mirror, not blame the White House for the current state of NASA.. What hypocrisy! x-30 *(swallowed by the military towards the x-43) x-33 *(canceled in 2001, tech also transferred to the military for x-43 x-34 *(canceled in 2001), tech also transferred to the military for x-43 x-38 *(canceled in 2002) SLI * *(canceled in 2002) The rest were either *pipe-dreams or canceled for spiraling costs. The manned space program has become a monster destroying everything in it's path. The manned program should be dismantled as quickly as possible, and not restarted until a reasonable use for men in space is put forward. This time the reasons better not involve flowery words like ...destiny, fate or faith as with the Vision. Space Solar Power, another program canceled in 2001 by the /very same/ 'Vision' crowd, is a goal that uses words like ...solving climate change ending America's dependence on Middle East oil, providing a new completely clean energy source that becomes cheaper and more plentiful over time. And SSP is a goal that could not only make America stronger as this century plays out, but win the technological and economic race with the Chinese. Laying the groundwork for world wide democracy. While creating a new industry to jump start commercial space flight and bringing energy to places in the third world where it's not possible normally. Just to list a few, the military applications are another post. As are the applications of SSP for space travel and colonizing. The entire world would benefit from SSP almost as much as America would. Which is why it would have the support needed to succeed, as opposed to the entirely lame goal of a temporary shelter for six on the Moon. Now that NASA, it seems, doesn't have any goal at all. Maybe someone out there might see the logic of coming up with a better one. And let's see if it can deliver even half of the potential above. NASA'S SPACE SOLAR POWER EXPLORATORY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (SERT) PROGRAMhttp://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10202&page=1 Jonathan s Pat Flannery has always been a very brown-nosed minion to the mainstream status-quo. Anything less and he'd be replaced. ~ BG |
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