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Brazil Successfully Launches Its First Rocket To Space
thatshortkid writes "The Washington Times is reporting on Brazil's first successful space launch. Since it is closer to the equator, the task of getting up to space is easier, meaning much more cargo room over fuel. Hello commercial launch market! With this development, along with China's expanding space program, India making moves to space, and our own homegrown (ok, still growing) private space industry, where does this put NASA? Does it take a load off of them to pursue bigger endeavors, or will NASA slowly decline in relevance?"
Why are millions and millions of dollars being poured into space programs when Brazil, China and India are all considered Third World Countries. (China may be on the fence.) Wouldn't this money be better spent on social programs?
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I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
I've reached a point where I don't think NASA should be in manned space flight or commercial launches.
I think that it should either be shut down or just focus on unmanned scientific missions and some basic materials and propulsion research.
Let the commercial sector do what it does best, take risks in money making ventures. Though we do need to keep the tort lawyers out.
Fold manned space flight and other such ventures back into the DOD where they make sense to pursue in national defense. They will take the risks that NASA can't stomach.
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And if you actually spoke both, you'd know you can say aye carrumbe in both languages, plus Italian!
-psy