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NASA Begins Planning the First Human Mission To Cislunar Space (blastingnews.com)

Posted by timothy on from the so-awesome-they-have-to-use-tax-money dept.

MarkWhittington writes: With the first launch of the heavy-lift Space Launch System drawing nigh (for no later than November 2018), NASA is already trying to plan the first crewed space mission beyond low-Earth orbit for the early 2020s. However, budget uncertainties plus a couple of congressional mandates are causing uncertainty for the launch manifest for the SLS.

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  1. Re:Check your FUCKING Privilige! by CajunArson · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My next social justice crusade is against the white male patriarchy of correct spelling and grammar.

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    AntiFA: An abbreviation for Anti First Amendment.
  2. Re:Rocket to Nowhere Lives Up To Its Name by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What will they be doing? Proving that they can go where ever it is they're going.

    And making sure the equipment actually works. I assume you'd be first in line to bitch about NASA not doing any testing if something went wrong.

    Apollo 9 astronauts spent 10 days orbiting the Earth with a LEM, right? I mean, what a fucking waste! They should have just gone to the Moon.

  3. Re:Let's take back the words co-opted by SocJus by magarity · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You sound (reads) like gay. But it's alright.

    And "gay" is the first word that needs to be reclaimed; as "carefree happiness" it has no synonym. And with all the constant angst over equality and rights, there seems to be very little gayness involved in being gay :/