Comments on: NASA Spends $1.1B On Next Gen Space Shuttles http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/ Covering the clean energy industry Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: iizthatiiz http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-547 iizthatiiz Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:05:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-547 you would not be using your computer/smart phone to reply to this post were it not for the technological advances led by NASA. Most of the technologies we rely on today, are a direct result of the investments that NASA made to develop the manned exploration of space you would not be using your computer/smart phone to reply to this post were it not for the technological advances led by NASA. Most of the technologies we rely on today, are a direct result of the investments that NASA made to develop the manned exploration of space

]]> By: Sam England http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-544 Sam England Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:58:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-544 We're never going to have "unsubsidized" space travel until we advance beyond chemical rockets. We’re never going to have “unsubsidized” space travel until we advance beyond chemical rockets.

]]> By: Sam England http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-543 Sam England Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:55:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-543 Space is not the "final frontier". There's nothing "final" about it. :) Having said that, what exactly have they been up to up in LEO all these past 20 years? I remember hearing about exotic new materials we could develop in close to zero g, alloys, crystals, drugs, etc etc could be synthesized. So what exactly have they been doing and how come we never hear any details about it? All we ever see is astronauts having fun floating around in the station, or fixing something. And even if space was the "final frontier", goofing around in Low Earth Orbit since 1972 is hardly exploring that frontier. We need to establish eventually self-sufficient bases on the Moon, and go from there... Space is not the “final frontier”. There’s nothing “final” about it. :)
Having said that, what exactly have they been up to up in LEO all these past 20 years? I remember hearing about exotic new materials we could develop in close to zero g, alloys, crystals, drugs, etc etc could be synthesized.
So what exactly have they been doing and how come we never hear any details about it? All we ever see is astronauts having fun floating around in the station, or fixing something.
And even if space was the “final frontier”, goofing around in Low Earth Orbit since 1972 is hardly exploring that frontier. We need to establish eventually self-sufficient bases on the Moon, and go from there…

]]> By: WK http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-540 WK Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:13:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-540 Many of the technologies used each day by you and every other first-world citizen were developed by NASA, and it has contributed amazingly to research in the world. It is one of the most important institutions in the country, and even the world. Many of the technologies used each day by you and every other first-world citizen were developed by NASA, and it has contributed amazingly to research in the world. It is one of the most important institutions in the country, and even the world.

]]> By: ElectricGuy http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-541 ElectricGuy Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:13:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-541 I presume you mean manned space program. Yes, we could have done most of what we've accomplished using robot vehicles (although fixing Hubble and extending its life would have been a right bitch). I guess it depends upon what your goals are. Mine is a permanent manned presence in space, on (or should that be "in") the Moon, on Mars, and beyond. For that, manned space flight is the core principle. That said, this means we need NASA either way. I presume you mean manned space program. Yes, we could have done most of what we’ve accomplished using robot vehicles (although fixing Hubble and extending its life would have been a right bitch). I guess it depends upon what your goals are. Mine is a permanent manned presence in space, on (or should that be “in”) the Moon, on Mars, and beyond. For that, manned space flight is the core principle.

That said, this means we need NASA either way.

]]> By: WK http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-539 WK Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:11:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-539 The shuttle program was a brilliant display of technology and engineering, experiencing tremendous success compared to every other related endeavor of the period in which it was conceived and even outshining many modern systems. It certainly passed its prime long before it was killed but that only attests to the beauty of such a long-lasting system. The shuttle program was a brilliant display of technology and engineering, experiencing tremendous success compared to every other related endeavor of the period in which it was conceived and even outshining many modern systems. It certainly passed its prime long before it was killed but that only attests to the beauty of such a long-lasting system.

]]> By: WK http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-538 WK Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:04:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-538 wow, he said "let's all hope that the new emphasis on commercial spaceflight moves us faster to unsubsidized space travel"...he didn't say it was currently possible or even imply it, he was making the point that we are moving toward it...I would say the bias in this reply thread is against John, not coming from him wow, he said “let’s all hope that the new emphasis on commercial spaceflight moves us faster to unsubsidized space travel”…he didn’t say it was currently possible or even imply it, he was making the point that we are moving toward it…I would say the bias in this reply thread is against John, not coming from him

]]> By: COMMONCENTS http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-537 COMMONCENTS Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-537 I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE ! NASA HAS DONE NOTHING THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE SPACE PROGRAM, OTHER THEN GATHER SOME MOON ROCKS I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE ! NASA HAS DONE NOTHING THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE SPACE PROGRAM, OTHER THEN GATHER SOME MOON ROCKS

]]> By: Andy S http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-532 Andy S Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:54:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-532 The Constellation program was a dead end, it burned through huge amounts of money with little to show and Obama, rightly, put it out of its misery. One of the few things to come out of Constellation, apart from endless paper shuffling and pork was ATK's $8billion from NASA who managed to make one flight of the Ares I rocket, a deeply flawed, questionable piece of equipment. The Constellation program was a dead end, it burned through huge amounts of money with little to show and Obama, rightly, put it out of its misery. One of the few things to come out of Constellation, apart from endless paper shuffling and pork was ATK’s $8billion from NASA who managed to make one flight of the Ares I rocket, a deeply flawed, questionable piece of equipment.

]]> By: Geared http://revmodo.com/2012/08/05/nasa-spends-1-1b-on-next-gen-space-shuttles/#comment-531 Geared Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:45:00 +0000 http://revmodo.com/?p=6339#comment-531 I love socialized space exploration, but private may be better. I love socialized space exploration, but private may be better.

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