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China launches space mission with first woman astronaut (first mission to Chinese space-station)
BBC ^ | June 16, 2012 | Jonathan Amos

Posted on 06/16/2012 9:46:13 AM PDT by JerseyanExile

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To: Cringing Negativism Network

We should never have traded with China. It was pure evil to do so.

We have committed irreconcilable errors in dealing with it. We transmitted incredible amounts of industrial knowledge, technology, and manufacturing secrets. We can’t undo that.

What we can do is remove it’s income stream.

It is using that income stream to challenge other nations and us as well.

Manufacturing should return to the U. S. We need to employ our people. We need to allow them the satisfaction of earning a living from doing something productive. Making things with your own hands, or at least contributing to it, is important.

Service sector jobs will never be as worthy as working toward creating something.

Giving a nation that will run tanks over it’s own people, an income stream to build up their military with, is IMO criminal in nature.


41 posted on 06/17/2012 10:59:39 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: douginthearmy

I think you’re looking at MADS here.. Mutually Assured Destruction of Satellites. Not that Obama would allow us to take one of theirs out if they dare take us on, but our little X37 Space plane could be offensively equipped with weapons and/or jammers if need be. ‘Killer satellites’ is a slippery slope but I’m sure Obama will do all he can to hogtie us while helping China. It’s all about ‘evening the playing field INTERNATIONALLY too, not just domestically. By the way, IMPEACH OBAMA FOR SABOTAGING AMERICA.


42 posted on 06/17/2012 2:24:22 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: JerseyanExile
The Chinese Shenzhou-9 manned mission LAUNCHES the same day our X-37B space plane LANDS at Vandenberg.. Hmmmmm.. Coincidental timing, and on who's part; Theirs or ours?
43 posted on 06/17/2012 2:37:15 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: DoughtyOne
I can only add one thing to your post. We have to start buying the stuff we make here.

Make it profitable to make stuff here by buying it, while at the same time making it unprofitable to make stuff overseas by leaving it on the shelves, will go far in bringing jobs back here.

44 posted on 06/17/2012 5:43:02 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (With choices like Palin, Cain, and Bachmann, what could go wrong? Now we know.)
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

I agree. If we can possibly do without it, don’t buy a product that isn’t made in the U. S.

Count me on board.


45 posted on 06/17/2012 6:02:13 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

I don’t think it matters if we destroy their satelliets. Besides, if they have a moon base, and we don’t then they have the literal high ground. But, our main advantage is technological and much of that is extremely dependant on satellites. If they can take out our satellites, their massive numbers begin to look much more formidable.


46 posted on 06/17/2012 6:54:03 PM PDT by douginthearmy (Obamagebra: 1 job + 1 hope + 1 change = 0 jobs + 0 hope)
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To: douginthearmy
Just having the ability to criple us will give them total leverage.

The Russians had the ability to "kill" our satellites over 30 years ago. It isn't difficult at all, comparatively speaking.

47 posted on 06/17/2012 7:59:31 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: smokingfrog
Did you see how scorched that capsule looked on the ground? It must have got real hot in there!
48 posted on 06/29/2012 4:50:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Liberty Valance

“Taste rike chikin!”


49 posted on 06/29/2012 4:51:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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50 posted on 06/29/2012 6:00:39 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: struggle
Are they going to edit out the bubbles and make their projection of the earth move this time?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBL98p0wZ7g

Fascinating!

51 posted on 06/29/2012 6:42:26 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus
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