Nor do I mean to diminish the [past] achievements of the shuttle team, however one of the responsibilities of good engineers is to scrap the "un-doable" (unrealistic failure rates) instead of waisting money on "going through the motions" towards something that in all likelihood will never happen.
While I agree that you cannot compare man/unmanned missions, one fact still stands: They are not getting it done, where the rover team did.
I live here in Tempe and I am super thrilled. I have had to deal with both Cox (local cable provider) and the City of Tempe. Given a choice I would choose Tempe any day. I think most local residents around here feel the same way. The local broadband providers SHOULD be scared. Bravo Tempe!
I agree that it has a lot to do with the "NASA climate" and influences, but look the rover engineers were able to accomplish... Same climate, MUCH smaller budget, MUCH better results. Remember, it is an engineers job to make 'it' work with what they have, then convince the powers that be that they have succeeded. They have forgot that and have resorted to making excuses.
Now the shuttle engineers.... thats a whole different story!
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I recently started getting "The Week" http://www.theweekmagazine.com/. Print version (so I cannot vouch for the online edition). Which, while a bit 'snooty,' tends to only give actually news (in summary form).
We certainly shouldnt fault the PR guys for doing what they are supposed to be doing. Its the media's fault (suckers, by greed) and morons who buy into it as news (suckers, by stupidity).
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Wait, isnt "the fluff" exactly what they are talking about as the "non-news." Next recomendation please.
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While I agree that you cannot compare man/unmanned missions, one fact still stands: They are not getting it done, where the rover team did.
Pretty damn good actually...
Tempe has a GREAT track record for these big projects! Don't write them off yet...
I live here in Tempe and I am super thrilled. I have had to deal with both Cox (local cable provider) and the City of Tempe. Given a choice I would choose Tempe any day. I think most local residents around here feel the same way. The local broadband providers SHOULD be scared. Bravo Tempe!
I agree that it has a lot to do with the "NASA climate" and influences, but look the rover engineers were able to accomplish... Same climate, MUCH smaller budget, MUCH better results. Remember, it is an engineers job to make 'it' work with what they have, then convince the powers that be that they have succeeded. They have forgot that and have resorted to making excuses.
.... More importantly, compare $3.1B against: (d) amount spent making religious leaders rich.
Now the shuttle engineers.... thats a whole different story!
I recently started getting "The Week" http://www.theweekmagazine.com/. Print version (so I cannot vouch for the online edition). Which, while a bit 'snooty,' tends to only give actually news (in summary form).
We certainly shouldnt fault the PR guys for doing what they are supposed to be doing. Its the media's fault (suckers, by greed) and morons who buy into it as news (suckers, by stupidity).
Wait, isnt "the fluff" exactly what they are talking about as the "non-news." Next recomendation please.
1000:1 it will NEVER fly again.
Maybe nothing, but they chose to get involved in the first place...