Can the Ares Program Be Salvaged?

MarkWhittington writes "The Augustine Commission has not officially presented its findings to the White House, but already a push back is starting to occur over the possibility that the Ares 1 rocket will be canceled after three billion dollars and over four years of development. According to a story in the Orlando Sentinel contractors involved in the development of the Ares 1 have started a quiet but persistent public relations campaign to save the Ares 1, criticized in some quarters because of cost and technical problems."

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Re:So we are going to bicker over 3 billion?

[QuoteMstr]

There is no choice when there's a great power asymmetry between labor and capital. Unions would be a great remedy, but you libertarian fuckwads are opposed to those too for some unfathomable reason.

Re:So we are going to bicker over 3 billion?

[falconwolf]

There is no choice when there's a great power asymmetry between labor and capital. Unions would be a great remedy, but you libertarian fuckwads are opposed to those too for some unfathomable reason.

It's fuckwads like you, or would trolls be more appropriate, that twist things who are unreasonable.

Falcon

Re:So we are going to bicker over 3 billion?

[falconwolf]

I do believe in turning weapons into plows.

Yes, a GBU-28M would make a hell-of-a plow... :-)

I see those GBU-28 you link to were "specifically developed for US Military use in Operation Desert Storm". I opposed the illegal invasion of Iraq. The "illegal" part, besides stressing it being illegal, means to show just how bad I think it was. Now I would have supported rolling all the way to Baghdad during the first Gulf War, but this tyme Iraq was no threat to the US, no WMDs have been found, and had nothing to do with 911. Actually I opposed the US support for Saddam during the 1980s, when Saddam was using those WMDs. When it was brought to the world's attention Saddam was using WMDs both Reagan and Bush Sr argued against sanctions against military aid to Iraq. Testifying before congress Bush said sanctions would harm US trade. Donald Rumsfeld even shaked hands with Saddam and patted him on the back. When people dissented from aiding Iraq, Rumsfeld liked them to Nazi Appeasers. Imagine that, those who wanted to stop Saddam being compared to NAZI appeasers and not the other way around, wanting to stop human rights violations.

Falcon

Libertarian fuckwads

[falconwolf]

Socialist fuckwads like you won't pass up an opportunity to insult libertarians when you don't know what they stand for. You are the one being dishonest.

Falcon