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Post by Data Cable on Apr 26, 2010 1:23:04 GMT -4
At least the Russians are going cheaply nowhere fast. "To cheaply go nowhere more than one man has gone before."  That is one cumbersome split infinitive. |
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Post by stevehislop on Apr 27, 2010 3:16:54 GMT -4
If someone asks what another visit to the moon might reveal, another comparison seemed always helpful to me:
The moons surface is almost the equivalent of the continent of Africa-believing that you know everything about Africa after six short little visits is ridiculous.
I strongly believe that going to the Moon with today´s technical possibilities is definitely worthy it.
But I do understand also the new path Obama is trying to go by introducing private company´s into the spacebusinesss-thats somewhat logical like the trains and planes were taken out of goverment hands and are run by private busines´s today with all advantages and disadvantages.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Apr 27, 2010 4:21:33 GMT -4
But I do understand also the new path Obama is trying to go by introducing private company´s into the spacebusinesss-thats somewhat logical like the trains and planes were taken out of goverment hands and are run by private busines´s today with all advantages and disadvantages. Yeah, and we all now how well that works....  |
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Post by echnaton on Apr 27, 2010 9:39:03 GMT -4
What the discussion comes down to is that if we want to go to Mars, then going to the moon will just use up the limited funding and delay the mission. While moon travel has sentimental appeal, and perhaps some benefits, Congress won't fund both programs. Ultimately we need to have a clear focus for the space program that is supportable by Congress and not based on preserving NASA as a jobs program. Pick your poison. I choose Mars.
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Post by Jason on Apr 27, 2010 11:33:57 GMT -4
But I do understand also the new path Obama is trying to go by introducing private company´s into the spacebusinesss-thats somewhat logical like the trains and planes were taken out of goverment hands and are run by private busines´s today with all advantages and disadvantages. Aviation and trains were never really in the government's hands to begin with. At least not until Amtrack. The Wright brothers were not government sponsored. |
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Post by echnaton on Apr 27, 2010 13:42:07 GMT -4
But I do understand also the new path Obama is trying to go by introducing private company´s into the spacebusinesss-thats somewhat logical like the trains and planes were taken out of goverment hands and are run by private busines´s today with all advantages and disadvantages. Aviation and trains were never really in the government's hands to begin with. At least not until Amtrack. The Wright brothers were not government sponsored. Nor have they been independent of the government. From the start, rail was intertwined with government. Through operations, financing and especially in the granting of the power of eminent domain. |
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Post by raven on Apr 27, 2010 20:05:50 GMT -4
At least the Russians are going cheaply nowhere fast. "To cheaply go nowhere more than one man has gone before." That is one cumbersome split infinitive. At least we are not, "boldly going forward because we can't find reverse."  |
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Post by stevehislop on May 10, 2010 5:03:41 GMT -4
Aviation and trains were never really in the government's hands to begin with. At least not until Amtrack. The Wright brothers were not government sponsored. Nor have they been independent of the government. From the start, rail was intertwined with government. Through operations, financing and especially in the granting of the power of eminent domain. ...but you did got my point, I believe. |
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That is one cumbersome split infinitive.
