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Cool NASA Tech That Will Never See Space
coondoggie writes to tell us that with the "new and improved" NASA budget on the way it looks like many of the cool projects NASA has in the works will never see the light of day, let alone space. The biggest cut looks to be the Ares heavy lift rocket but other cuts include a new composite spacecraft, deep space network, inflatable lunar habitat, and an electric moon-buggie.
Cool NASA Tech That Will Never See Space
In my adult life, I have learnt never to use the word never otherwise our president would never be, and Microsoft's had in software technology would never get challenged.
Question: Why use "never?"
It's sad really and NASA is definitely who should get more budget. It's the idiotic short-sighted quick-profit thinking again. We are draining Earth resources and should try to expand to space. If it wasn't for NASA we wouldn't ever have visited or learned so much more about Earth. This way we never get intergalactic flights nor can live on other planets.
If he thought Massachussetts was a 'Disaster' wait til November, 2010. He will become a LAME DUCK for the rest of his term. Without Florida, Alabama, Texas and California he will not stand a chance at passing 'ANYTHING!' And guess what, those states will go red because they are the one's with most to loose as a result of this 'stupid' decision.
Doesn't really bother me too much, but it has these stupid link underlines on Opera. While a tiny thing, it's incredibly annoying looking.
While your mom and the rest of the democrats are living in bunkers going for "Survival of the dumbest and richest".
NASA can concentrate on their roots
No, under Obama administration's plan NASA will manage some outsourced projects with the end goal of privatizing space technology. They will not have or develop expertise in house.
This is different from how the administration is throwing money at NIH. They will be funding projects (or, more likely given their history, consuming huge amounts of money while having not a whole lot to show for it). But it's a big first step toward the end goal of crushing private pharmaceutical companies so the government can take over drug development and manufacturing.
your post is informative and insightful, but since it contained no references to current or former political figures, it will not be modded up.
sorry.