Its kinda like when Spinal Tap actually went on tour. Fans came to see them and did man-on-the-street interviews talking about how they've seen them on the past 12 tours and have been fans of theirs since the '70s, etc.etc., even though the band didn't exist until the '80s.
And many of these Spinal Tap "fans" bood the opening act off the stage. And just who was the opening act? The Folksmen. If you've seen the movie A Mighty Wind, you know that the Folksmen are none other than Spinal Tap with different costumes and different music.
Kennedy's "we choose to go to the moon" stuff was more a recognition of the advancement of rocket science than a case of "hey, I've got an idea..."
Actually, I think it was a case of Kennedy realizing that we were behind the Russians, so we needed a "finish line" that would allow us to catch up and pass the Russians. IIRC, when Kennedy made his famous speech, we had just sent Alan Shepard on his 15-minute sub-orbital flight, while the Russians had already put Gagarin in orbit. We were behind.
However this does not diminish the fact that we went from "The first American in space" in 1961 to "The first man on the moon" in 1969. That is a tremendous amount of work in a short time. Massive facilities were built in Florida and Texas. Mercury and Gemini flights proved that man could work in space, rendezvous and dock spacecraft in orbit. Engineers in Mission Control and other places developed complex procedures for navigation in space and accurate re-entry. The Saturn V launch vehicle, along with the Apollo CSM and LM had to be designed and built. Then, in the middle of all this, they had the Apollo 1 fire. And I'm only hitting the highlights -- this was a massive effort.
I can't think of anything in the past 8 or 16 or even 24 years that even remotely compares.
Please elaborate on how you see NASA holding back private enterprise with respect to the "future of space". I'd also be interested in understanding how cutting NASA's budget will help this situation.
I agree that education is critical, underfunded and a small percentage of the federal budget. However, if Barack is just going to take x$ from NASA and giving x$ to education, how does that help the overall budget situation?
There's plenty of pork that can be trimmed from the budget. There's probably pork in NASA and education that can be trimmed as well, but that's not where I would start if I was trying to make a difference to the overall budget.
I know that Obama has large cuts planned for the space program
This alone is sufficient reason for me to vote for anyone else. Large cuts will severely cripple an already under-funded space program, and it's such a small percentage of the federal budget that it wouldn't make a real difference anyway.
This is the kind of small-minded thinking that killed the Apollo program. In the late 1960's and early 1970's there were many arguments that we shouldn't be spending any more money on space while there are still so many problems (homelessness, etc.) down here on earth. Well, they killed Apollo 18, 19 and 20 and we still have social problems nearly 40 years later. This kind of thinking shows a huge disconnect between cause and effect.
There's plenty of waste in government, but IMHO there's a lot of fat that needs to be trimmed before looking at NASA's budget.
Reading that explanation, I suppose the difference is that my local elementary school is not a "profit-making enterprise". That, and the fact that I live nowhere near Anaheim, Orlando, or any other Disney land/world.
Try painting Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (the Disney versions) on the wall of your local daycare center and you'll find out quickly how mistaken you are.
The elementary school my children attend has Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney version) as well as Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, Winnie the Pooh and many other Disney characters painted on the cafeteria walls. These paintings have been there since at least the late 70's when I attended that same school.
No. They were from a rogue group that diverged from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints well over 100 years ago. The FLDS are no more "Mormon" than a Protestant is a Catholic.
Of course you already knew that, but felt the need to spread misinformation anyway.
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Ironically, I wasted several mental cycles trying to parse that sentence.
That's because a married man has to spend so much time trying to figure out how to keep his staggeringly complex wife happy.
I was going to mod this post up, but I couldn't decide if it was Funny, Insightful, Informative or Interesting...
Its kinda like when Spinal Tap actually went on tour. Fans came to see them and did man-on-the-street interviews talking about how they've seen them on the past 12 tours and have been fans of theirs since the '70s, etc.etc., even though the band didn't exist until the '80s.
And many of these Spinal Tap "fans" bood the opening act off the stage. And just who was the opening act? The Folksmen. If you've seen the movie A Mighty Wind, you know that the Folksmen are none other than Spinal Tap with different costumes and different music.
Very clever of the boys.
I have a friend who had a cat named "Five" back in the early 90's. Five died a few years back, and I don't think he's upgraded yet.
Kennedy's "we choose to go to the moon" stuff was more a recognition of the advancement of rocket science than a case of "hey, I've got an idea..."
Actually, I think it was a case of Kennedy realizing that we were behind the Russians, so we needed a "finish line" that would allow us to catch up and pass the Russians. IIRC, when Kennedy made his famous speech, we had just sent Alan Shepard on his 15-minute sub-orbital flight, while the Russians had already put Gagarin in orbit. We were behind.
However this does not diminish the fact that we went from "The first American in space" in 1961 to "The first man on the moon" in 1969. That is a tremendous amount of work in a short time. Massive facilities were built in Florida and Texas. Mercury and Gemini flights proved that man could work in space, rendezvous and dock spacecraft in orbit. Engineers in Mission Control and other places developed complex procedures for navigation in space and accurate re-entry. The Saturn V launch vehicle, along with the Apollo CSM and LM had to be designed and built. Then, in the middle of all this, they had the Apollo 1 fire. And I'm only hitting the highlights -- this was a massive effort.
I can't think of anything in the past 8 or 16 or even 24 years that even remotely compares.
Having religious reasons behind ones bigotry doesn't change the fact that it's bigotry. See also: Middle East.
Am I the only one that saw the irony in this statement?
heck, you could switch from a green field to Boise State's blue
I, blueturffan, believe that all football* fields should be blue :)
*Gridiron for those in Australia. American football for those outside the US and Australia.
Serious question -- what payloads has SpaceX delivered to orbit?
8 feet away is pretty impressive, but in 1969, I stood about 240,000 miles away from Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin!
I'm all for longer life chips, but what are Grahiphics ?
By the time we designed, built and qualified the crew module, it would be too late to help Hubble.
Alternatively, take her ring shopping before you pop the question. This will tell you two things:
1. What kind of ring she likes
2. How likely she is to accept the proposal.
Please give these guys a call http://www.directlauncher.com/
And how's Pelosi's approval rating?
Please elaborate on how you see NASA holding back private enterprise with respect to the "future of space". I'd also be interested in understanding how cutting NASA's budget will help this situation.
There's plenty of pork that can be trimmed from the budget. There's probably pork in NASA and education that can be trimmed as well, but that's not where I would start if I was trying to make a difference to the overall budget.
This is the kind of small-minded thinking that killed the Apollo program. In the late 1960's and early 1970's there were many arguments that we shouldn't be spending any more money on space while there are still so many problems (homelessness, etc.) down here on earth. Well, they killed Apollo 18, 19 and 20 and we still have social problems nearly 40 years later. This kind of thinking shows a huge disconnect between cause and effect.
There's plenty of waste in government, but IMHO there's a lot of fat that needs to be trimmed before looking at NASA's budget.
Bravo SGDarkKnight! Bravo!
Reading that explanation, I suppose the difference is that my local elementary school is not a "profit-making enterprise". That, and the fact that I live nowhere near Anaheim, Orlando, or any other Disney land/world.
Of course you already knew that, but felt the need to spread misinformation anyway.
I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts.