I agree, the politics and the bureaucrats is a big problem. Can't they just let the scientists, engineers and visionaires team up, give them funding and a goal? Forget about the fact that they are from different countries, because I think national pride will somehow make many international projects slow and expensive. I think that it could be done if people would focus on what's important and just do it.
Anyway, I'm pretty hopeful regarding Aurora as well. ESA has quite a long way to go though, since no European country ever launched any manned missions before.
I hope that you are really going to go back to the moon even though the congress apparently cut the funding? Anyway, next year the new budget plan for ESA's Aurora will be outlined, apparently. This program's goal is to land people on the moon and Mars within 30 years. Hopefully they will do it, especially if noone else will. Personally I hope both NASA and ESA will go for it.
Absolutely. Send these GPS satellites there first, and more rovers and then of course modules and large cargo ships with necessary equipment to ensure as much safety as possible once we go there.
For once, the mods were right. The X-Prize is not advertising for Burt Rutan's spacecraft. If you knew anything at all about SpaceShipOne or the X-Prize, you would probably never say what you did say. Other than that, I don't see anything wrong in criticising the "slashdot gods", but at least try to do it properly, with facts if possible. Otherwise it's just as bad as those who worship them without ever seeing any flaws at all.
In my opinion, they have the greatest chance of winning. Scaled is the only team that have performed actual flight tests with their real spacecraft and not only testfiring their rockets or prototypes. They have come a very long way through a careful series of testflights, going higher and faster every time. Now they've reached space. Even the other promising teams (Canadian Arrow, Starchaser, da Vinci, etc.) have yet to fly a fullscale rocket, manned or not. They still have six months to do it. They've come the farthest, and unless they experience some serious setbacks, they have a great chance of winning. Sure things might not go perfectly now or later, but if noone is making mistakes, then how are they supposed to learn from them?
I was pretty much sure there would be commercial spaceflight in my time (I'm 26 too). I'm also sure that within my lifetime we will see commercial flights to LEO, and possibly small hotels there.
Ok, Earth is the only world in this solar system that we know have life, and plenty of it. We pollute the water and the air and make entire species go extinct... and you ask if it's unethical to change a dry cold desert planet so it can sustain life...? It can't very well be any worse than what we're doing here.
I think he's doing it because it's fun, and a challenge. Also, there's the X-Prize Cup starting next year I believe?
As for the other teams, I think that da Vinci Project, Canadian Arrow and Starchaser are all doing well, although they wont win. But they can still participate in the X-Prize Cup.
Probably because it's much harder to fly into an in space. The margins for errors are much smaller. One day, I am sure, there will be regular flights to orbit and cruisers going between the earth and moon. Not today and not tomorrow, but it will happen. Also, the jump between the small non-reusable capsules to the, in comparison, giant reusable spaceshuttle, is a giant leap in my book. It's far from perfect but under the circumstances it's an amazing piece of engineering. I am sure the next generation will be very much improved.
Hotels in space, and much much earlier than I thought it would happen. Bibles? Yes, why don't we bring religion with us into space. It's done so much good here on Earth...
Vote this weekend so that the software patent law is stopped by the EU parliament. If you're planning on not voting, go do it anyway, for this reason if nothing else.
Windows is about being userfriendly, also for those who know nothing about computer systems. Isn't it then all the more important that it's as safe as possible without the need for the user to install all sorts of countermeasures? As I see it, Microsoft has got to start doing its job, especially since they have such a huge market share. I think it's impossible to educate most average people.
Ok, I was under the impression that it could be modified for manned missions as well, at least according to some sources... It would be greatly disapointing if ESA would not develop manned spacecrafts until they would land on the moon in 2024 (according to the current plans, anyway).
Exactly. The reason why ESA is developing its own line of launchers is because they want to ensure independent European access to space - both for heavy loads (Ariane 5) and lighter loads (Vega). Perhaps ESA will also incorporate the EADS Phoenix shuttle in its launcher family, which would give us independent manned access to space as well. I believe that this is where we might be going, and I would gladly see more money go to European space research. The Aurora programme is especially intriguing.
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Anyway, I'm pretty hopeful regarding Aurora as well. ESA has quite a long way to go though, since no European country ever launched any manned missions before.
I hope that you are really going to go back to the moon even though the congress apparently cut the funding? Anyway, next year the new budget plan for ESA's Aurora will be outlined, apparently. This program's goal is to land people on the moon and Mars within 30 years. Hopefully they will do it, especially if noone else will. Personally I hope both NASA and ESA will go for it.
Or we could abandon standards. That would be a better idea, wouldn't it?
Everyone should do it anyway, and then explain how to get the website to render properly - to download a browser that conform to standards.
Hi, I'm Steve Ballmer, and I pronounce IE as 'IE! IE! IE! IE! YEEAAAAHHH!'.
Absolutely. Send these GPS satellites there first, and more rovers and then of course modules and large cargo ships with necessary equipment to ensure as much safety as possible once we go there.
For once, the mods were right. The X-Prize is not advertising for Burt Rutan's spacecraft. If you knew anything at all about SpaceShipOne or the X-Prize, you would probably never say what you did say. Other than that, I don't see anything wrong in criticising the "slashdot gods", but at least try to do it properly, with facts if possible. Otherwise it's just as bad as those who worship them without ever seeing any flaws at all.
But my computer is my computer, and the only things that should be installed on it, is what I agree to install on it. But we all knew that already...
Interesting! I wasn't aware they were going to fly so soon. You are talking about manned flights, right?
Well said. I agree completely!
In my opinion, they have the greatest chance of winning. Scaled is the only team that have performed actual flight tests with their real spacecraft and not only testfiring their rockets or prototypes. They have come a very long way through a careful series of testflights, going higher and faster every time. Now they've reached space. Even the other promising teams (Canadian Arrow, Starchaser, da Vinci, etc.) have yet to fly a fullscale rocket, manned or not. They still have six months to do it. They've come the farthest, and unless they experience some serious setbacks, they have a great chance of winning. Sure things might not go perfectly now or later, but if noone is making mistakes, then how are they supposed to learn from them?
I was pretty much sure there would be commercial spaceflight in my time (I'm 26 too). I'm also sure that within my lifetime we will see commercial flights to LEO, and possibly small hotels there.
Ok, Earth is the only world in this solar system that we know have life, and plenty of it. We pollute the water and the air and make entire species go extinct... and you ask if it's unethical to change a dry cold desert planet so it can sustain life...? It can't very well be any worse than what we're doing here.
How many Library of Congress is that?
As for the other teams, I think that da Vinci Project, Canadian Arrow and Starchaser are all doing well, although they wont win. But they can still participate in the X-Prize Cup.
Probably because it's much harder to fly into an in space. The margins for errors are much smaller. One day, I am sure, there will be regular flights to orbit and cruisers going between the earth and moon. Not today and not tomorrow, but it will happen. Also, the jump between the small non-reusable capsules to the, in comparison, giant reusable spaceshuttle, is a giant leap in my book. It's far from perfect but under the circumstances it's an amazing piece of engineering. I am sure the next generation will be very much improved.
Hotels in space, and much much earlier than I thought it would happen. Bibles? Yes, why don't we bring religion with us into space. It's done so much good here on Earth...
Yeah but Bill Gates sure made that 640k comment! Or else I'm out of jokes that makes people mod me +5 Funny! LOL!!!11!
Vote this weekend so that the software patent law is stopped by the EU parliament. If you're planning on not voting, go do it anyway, for this reason if nothing else.
Windows is about being userfriendly, also for those who know nothing about computer systems. Isn't it then all the more important that it's as safe as possible without the need for the user to install all sorts of countermeasures? As I see it, Microsoft has got to start doing its job, especially since they have such a huge market share. I think it's impossible to educate most average people.
I wont give you the answer, but I could give you a few pointers.
Exactly. It's completely useless and outdated. Internet should be without boundaries.
Ok, I was under the impression that it could be modified for manned missions as well, at least according to some sources... It would be greatly disapointing if ESA would not develop manned spacecrafts until they would land on the moon in 2024 (according to the current plans, anyway).
Exactly. The reason why ESA is developing its own line of launchers is because they want to ensure independent European access to space - both for heavy loads (Ariane 5) and lighter loads (Vega). Perhaps ESA will also incorporate the EADS Phoenix shuttle in its launcher family, which would give us independent manned access to space as well. I believe that this is where we might be going, and I would gladly see more money go to European space research. The Aurora programme is especially intriguing.
I'd rather look for ETI instead of searching for large prime numbers.