Comments on: Ares 1-X Launch http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451 Astronomy News, Notes and Observations. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:52:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tasslehoff Burrfoot http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154270 Tasslehoff Burrfoot Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:16:26 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154270 Thanks Tom for this little journey "outsite space" and back to the eatch :) It's an interesting topic for people like me living outside the US, in a country (Italy) where "space" is an alien word... yeah scientists, research, some piece of technology for some satellite, but no Nasa, no Space Centers nothing exciting :) The reason is very simple, it's too expensive... Perhaps I'm wrong, but in this post I see a bit of anger for something that make US proud. It's not a matter of stupid pride, if some day in the future China, or Japan, or EU or someone else will reach the US in the aerospace field It's not a problem imho. It will be better for mankind, thinking only to interests of a single country it's a bit reductive; we are all together on this little blue spot in the universe, anche we are dependent each other :) I think it's a waste of time think about pride and glorius past, listen to someone who live in a desperate country that spend more time thinking to the glorius Roman past than to think about the future... :( Thanks Tom for this little journey “outsite space” and back to the eatch :)
It’s an interesting topic for people like me living outside the US, in a country (Italy) where “space” is an alien word… yeah scientists, research, some piece of technology for some satellite, but no Nasa, no Space Centers nothing exciting :)
The reason is very simple, it’s too expensive…

Perhaps I’m wrong, but in this post I see a bit of anger for something that make US proud.
It’s not a matter of stupid pride, if some day in the future China, or Japan, or EU or someone else will reach the US in the aerospace field It’s not a problem imho.
It will be better for mankind, thinking only to interests of a single country it’s a bit reductive; we are all together on this little blue spot in the universe, anche we are dependent each other :)

I think it’s a waste of time think about pride and glorius past, listen to someone who live in a desperate country that spend more time thinking to the glorius Roman past than to think about the future… :(

]]> By: mark http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154265 mark Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:17:38 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154265 Look, I understand that this country made some awesome advances in technology through the cold war years and through the existing space program. I didn't mean literally, that the great minds in the space program should help or handle our problems. I enjoy using bluetooth, my flat screen, and my satellite radio. It's been over 30 years since anything or anyone has topped the moon landing. Why, what's reason for the not doing somehing great again? I watched the mars rovers, the landing on the astroid, the catching of comet dust and what has that brought us? I am beginning to look at our current space program like a VCR, cassette player - maybe an 8track player- all those things are all useless now. Just like those missions. No one in the private sector can come close to getting into space. Why? Because they have made so expensive, the costs are outrageous! I don't believe throwing money at something makes it better. John is totally right! No one has spent a penny in space because they go broke trying to get there!! Look, I understand that this country made some awesome advances in technology through the cold war years and through the existing space program. I didn’t mean literally, that the great minds in the space program should help or handle our problems. I enjoy using bluetooth, my flat screen, and my satellite radio. It’s been over 30 years since anything or anyone has topped the moon landing. Why, what’s reason for the not doing somehing great again? I watched the mars rovers, the landing on the astroid, the catching of comet dust and what has that brought us? I am beginning to look at our current space program like a VCR, cassette player – maybe an 8track player- all those things are all useless now. Just like those missions. No one in the private sector can come close to getting into space. Why? Because they have made so expensive, the costs are outrageous! I don’t believe throwing money at something makes it better. John is totally right! No one has spent a penny in space because they go broke trying to get there!!

]]> By: Tom http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154255 Tom Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:54:01 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154255 mark, you think the space program has not yielded positive advancements? Already then...... Seriously, your thoughts are welcome, it seems to me those "great minds" (in the space program) shouldn't have to be the ones dealing with the issues, and those that should be, are caught up in the petty politics of the day. The problems are due to <strong>everybody</strong> being so polarized their egos won't allow them to take off the blinders. mark, you think the space program has not yielded positive advancements? Already then…… Seriously, your thoughts are welcome, it seems to me those “great minds” (in the space program) shouldn’t have to be the ones dealing with the issues, and those that should be, are caught up in the petty politics of the day. The problems are due to everybody being so polarized their egos won’t allow them to take off the blinders.

]]> By: andrew farley http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154254 andrew farley Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:52:38 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154254 I'm behind Tom also and I wonder why Mark even enjoys this site. I’m behind Tom also and I wonder why Mark even enjoys this site.

]]> By: John http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154251 John Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:32:06 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154251 I've seen it several times - people saying we have to quit spending money in space! No one (that we know of) has EVER spend a penny in space. Its all been spent right here. And if it wasn't for our huge expenditures on the space program in the past, you would not be reading this, you would not be able to respond to it, you would not have a LED or LCD screen, you would not have wireless access, you would not have cable TV. Obama wants to stimulate everything, but it seems Japan and China are reaping the rewards of this. How about stimulating the economy through the space industry? Most of it would be spent in the US. I’ve seen it several times – people saying we have to quit spending money in space! No one (that we know of) has EVER spend a penny in space. Its all been spent right here. And if it wasn’t for our huge expenditures on the space program in the past, you would not be reading this, you would not be able to respond to it, you would not have a LED or LCD screen, you would not have wireless access, you would not have cable TV. Obama wants to stimulate everything, but it seems Japan and China are reaping the rewards of this. How about stimulating the economy through the space industry? Most of it would be spent in the US.

]]> By: mark http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154246 mark Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:17:27 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154246 Well, Tom, if pulling the plug on human space flight means putting those amazing minds of this great country to work on the problems we face here on Earth, then I am all for it. There has been a terrible dumbing down of our country the past decade or two, but what's the point of trying to solve problems out there when there are prblems that need to be solved here, like handling viral outbreaks, for instance. Let's be honest with ourselves, space is not a human friendly environment, and to think that we could ever realisticly solve the ever present problem of conquering the space and time traveling problem- we can't take care of ourselves on this planet! The cost of human space flight is outrageous. Having the government agenies around the world in charge of space flight is the other catastrophy!! Well, Tom, if pulling the plug on human space flight means putting those amazing minds of this great country to work on the problems we face here on Earth, then I am all for it. There has been a terrible dumbing down of our country the past decade or two, but what’s the point of trying to solve problems out there when there are prblems that need to be solved here, like handling viral outbreaks, for instance. Let’s be honest with ourselves, space is not a human friendly environment, and to think that we could ever realisticly solve the ever present problem of conquering the space and time traveling problem- we can’t take care of ourselves on this planet! The cost of human space flight is outrageous. Having the government agenies around the world in charge of space flight is the other catastrophy!!

]]> By: Trudy http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154243 Trudy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:06:31 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154243 oops meant to say what Michael said,, I tried.. oops meant to say what Michael said,, I tried..

]]> By: Trudy http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154242 Trudy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:03:38 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154242 well put. what Michael Amen well put. what Michael Amen

]]> By: Michael A. Ireland http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154240 Michael A. Ireland Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:59:44 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154240 Amen to all you said, Tom. Amen to all you said, Tom.

]]> By: Marian http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451&cpage=1#comment-154235 Marian Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:17:57 +0000 http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=4451#comment-154235 I stand behind Tom 100% on this post. It's a tough thing to say, and a difficult opinion to express right now, but it needs to be said. I stand behind Tom 100% on this post. It’s a tough thing to say, and a difficult opinion to express right now, but it needs to be said.

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