dammit all to hell, why did you have to say that, of course I'm going to see what it is, and now its burned forever into the back of my retina.......its as bad as that video my friend showed me of a guy getting impaled on a stick, that entered the place nothing was ment to enter
Its in our nature to want to go farther, its in the government's nature to try to get there first, but to spend as little money as possible. I'd also like to say that I think if the government had even the slightest idea that the shuttle would explode, they would have spent whatever was necessary to prevent it. As for the design of the space shuttle's, I think NASA should combine with some corporations with mass advertising experience (AOL, Microsoft, Disney, etc.). Not only could that rack in support on the whole financial end, but it would also get more people involved in something that should effect all of humanity.
The astronauts, though tragic, knew what they were getting into, and given the opportunity, I would go up right now. Sorry to sound like an after school special, or whatnot, but if we stop now, would we be doing them justice? Ok, the first Israeli astronaut was on the flight, well lets send up the second and the third, we should carry on, learning what we can from the mistakes made.
As for commercializing the space program, I say definitely. It will lead to more research done on space travel, it will lead to more funding, and greater frontiers. One thread I've read said something about if planes had the same accident ratio as did space flights (approx. 2 out of 113) we would lose tens or hundreds of planes a day, but think of when air flight was still in its infancy. Shoot, all together air flight is less risky, because you can test it lower to the ground. Commercialization could lead to the creation of self-contained ejection modules designed for either space or atmospheric conditions (ie an hour of oxygen, with a parachute module, and minimal thrusters). You know the Jetson's are starting to look like a good idea right about now:-D
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dammit all to hell, why did you have to say that, of course I'm going to see what it is, and now its burned forever into the back of my retina.......its as bad as that video my friend showed me of a guy getting impaled on a stick, that entered the place nothing was ment to enter
Its in our nature to want to go farther, its in the government's nature to try to get there first, but to spend as little money as possible. I'd also like to say that I think if the government had even the slightest idea that the shuttle would explode, they would have spent whatever was necessary to prevent it. As for the design of the space shuttle's, I think NASA should combine with some corporations with mass advertising experience (AOL, Microsoft, Disney, etc.). Not only could that rack in support on the whole financial end, but it would also get more people involved in something that should effect all of humanity.
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The astronauts, though tragic, knew what they were getting into, and given the opportunity, I would go up right now. Sorry to sound like an after school special, or whatnot, but if we stop now, would we be doing them justice? Ok, the first Israeli astronaut was on the flight, well lets send up the second and the third, we should carry on, learning what we can from the mistakes made.
As for commercializing the space program, I say definitely. It will lead to more research done on space travel, it will lead to more funding, and greater frontiers. One thread I've read said something about if planes had the same accident ratio as did space flights (approx. 2 out of 113) we would lose tens or hundreds of planes a day, but think of when air flight was still in its infancy. Shoot, all together air flight is less risky, because you can test it lower to the ground. Commercialization could lead to the creation of self-contained ejection modules designed for either space or atmospheric conditions (ie an hour of oxygen, with a parachute module, and minimal thrusters). You know the Jetson's are starting to look like a good idea right about now