NASA chooses ace SPACE PILOTS who'll take the USA back into manned flight NASA has chosen the astronauts who will be first in the upcoming return by America to manned space operations. All four are veteran space fliers and former military test pilots. "For as long as I’ve been Administrator, President Obama has made it very clear that returning the launches of American astronauts to American soil is …
If all they are doing is going to low Earth orbit, it simply isn't worth it.
We need to go to the moon, Mars, and other places. We need to set up mining and refuelling operations, a space elevator to build large interstellar ships. We need orbital hotels and tours to Saturn's Rings. We need humans in other star systems.
Otherwise a big chunk of ice will wipe us all out one day.
We just need to leave all the politicians, bureaucrats, religion and lawyers behind when we do leave.
You could always launch a crowdfunder to go on Virgin Galactic, do something stupid to become famous on Youtube, then stare at the camera and beg.
Although I do not think a Virgin Galactic flight counts as being in spaaace, even if they ever do get off the ground.
If you have access to some aceed, there is an old movie you can watch that will give you the feeling of being there at times, if seen on the big screen.
I tried it once, overseas, the bits the hippys liked are ho-hum, but the spaaace bits are really intensified.
I wish our govt had not banned mushr..ms, but that is how it is.
One does not want to break the law in an authoritarian state.
Unlike Congress.
Who've consistently starved Commercial Cargo & Crew of requested funds.
Their top priority seems to be ensuring that Commercial Crew will not fly a 'naut until their fat a**sed cuckoo little precious SLS flies a meatsack.
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Yeah, they had one of those in The Times the other day. I just need to collect 1,000,000,000 coupons from each day's paper, and at the end of it, they'll fly me to the Moon for £1.
Terms and conditions apply. No more than one application per household. You may not fly on weekends, bank holidays, peak travel times (such as Christmas, Summer, Winter, Autumn, Easter or Spring). See paper for more details.
78 vs. 58, but a launch of one person at the latter price has never happened, and many times 58 have been and are being poured into the latter.
So the true price of the latter is two orders of magnitude higher, at least.
At least not as high as the F-35, obscenely expensive, no good even against their own old-generation planes, that is a true economic rape of every USA person who is not a bribed politician, working at one of their places, or holding stock in a related company.
I think USA people will also agree, F-35 is the biggest failure (per expense) in aerospace history.
Congrats to the military-industrial-bankster-stock market complex! You really are seeming to have a big win there!
Cost-performance is awful, design is not interesting and ineffective. Price per unit is unbelievable. Please check if you do not know. It will only increase, even when they are delivered in bigger numbers.
I am not a USA person, but I am a human, and I do not like to see cheating of the people on such a scale.
Spending a fraction of that on human spaceflight would make an immense advance.
... but then, it is already clear that it is imaginary money being spent by USA of now and its businesses.
What was the last astronomical debt?
Yeah, but think of all the museums that can be built around a proudly displayed "Actual, FULLY FUNCTIONAL version of the WHITEST ELEPHANT ever! Only original pieces!". It will boost local economies!
Plus we got the Chinese to actually COPY A FULLY USELESS DESIGN AND TRY TO FLY IT!
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