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USA To Return To Moon By 2015, Then Mars
securitas writes "This afternoon George Bush announced space exploration plans for the USA to return to the Moon by 2015, the design and construction of a new space vehicle fleet by 2014 (called the Crew Exploration Vehicle) to replace the aging space shuttles which will be retired in 2010, and the construction of a permanent Moon base, followed by manned missions to Mars. The initiative begins with a $1 billion increase to NASA's budget and $12 billion in new space exploration money over next five years. However Congress is concerned about how to pay for the new space policy initiative in the face of a $500 billion national budget deficit. AP via Yahoo has a Moon/Mars/space policy FAQ, and there's more at NASA and the New York Times among others."
...you could have spent $100B on NASA, getting people back to the moon and to Mars and been remembered forever.
Instead you chose to spend $100B on bombing Iraq, to be reviled forever.
Nice going, twit.
I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...
2015? Bushy won't be in charge any more in January of 2005, unless the next election is rigged like rasslin'.
How ya like dat?
Diverting funds from NASA to domestic programs will not change anything except to kneecap our development as a multi-planet species.
Yup, while what you say about it not solving the countries social issues is probably over half true, there is the simple fact that most of us in the country don't have any desire to become a multi-planet species...
I don't care if we find intelligent life anywhere, if we do, I certainly don't want to threaten our way of life by inviting them back to see what we have over here, and my biggest complaint is that I just don't give a fuck. If you are going to waste $820 million dollars why not build shit right here in our deserts on THIS country? Let's see if we can get life to survive in the harshest areas RIGHT the fuck here.
Ever thought of that? Apparently not.
....put George Bush into space
extended presence?...
sounds like Iraq
is there oil on the moon?
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People like you are why things like this never happen anymore. You are so willing to complain about things that other do that you never do anything yourself. Quite your whining and change your diaper.
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them
The problem is that the evironmentalists don't want you to disturb the desert tortiose.
They also want more fuel efficient cars while mostly driving cars (like 30 year old volkswagons) that pollute more than the worst modern SUV.
They also want recycling, even if it turns out to waste more resources than not recycling.
They also want wind power, but don't want the poor little birdies to get hurt...
Hydroelectric is OK as long as the little fishies aren't disturbed.
Definately no nuclear, even if there hasn't been a single death or any pollution attributed to nuclear power in the U.S. since it's first use.
And even if they accept destroying the natural habitat of the sand mite, they uniformly have that old relative of the NIMBY syndrome, the IOFYBNFM (it's ok for you, but not for me) syndrome. In other words, you can go live in the desert, but it's not going to be their bag. Just like hybrid cars... they want everyone else to use them, but it doesn't quit fit in with the hippy image, does it?
I agree we should probably concentrate on solving the problems we have here first, but it seems, as many have pointed out, that a lot of useful technology and innovation has come out of NASA. Maybe by figuring out how to exist on the moon, it will be a simple matter to exist in the desert.
Stupid sexy Flanders.
You Sir, have lost you mind! There is no way any county can spead 48% on defense. The title say discretionary spending not total for the year. Look at S-2, 2004 390B defense, 429B Nondefense, 493B Social Security + others. 390B out of 2,343B 16% and that is higher than normal. Some NASA funding is in Defense and so is rebuilding Iraq.
Bush hating moron. Oh and by the way, Clinton bombed the Serbs.
This was funny until "Neptunians arrive at Earth and kick some Dubya butt," when it became a mix between a troll and the ramblings of a 10 year old boy whose parents told him that "Dubya is bad."
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I parsed that "And Bush Fuhrer" several times
Kinda like libs pissing and moaning about Iraq who said nary a word in 1998 when we (Clinton) decided to bomb them with no agenda other than bombing them? No need to rush to the table there is enough Hypocrisy to go around..
Because you can't piss on the moon. But you can apparently have a pissing contest to get there.
I hope you lazy fucks are going to get off your asses and VOTE this November. . . Because this horseshit plan is going to GUT space exploration as we know it.
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