Posted on 08/28/2013 8:28:27 AM PDT by ClaytonP
We went to the moon in 1969. It’s 2013. How is that zooming ahead of us despite what the commies at NBC would hope for.
They can only go as far as they have prototypes to copy.
“Space stations are sitting ducks”
No, not really. We can barely knock a satellite out of orbit. An armed, manned space station, with counter measures, will be way beyond our capabilities. NASA has been gutted and can barely get a satellite in orbit. We depend on Russians to get crew to the ISS and I expect the ISS to be abandoned, at least by the US, in the not too distant future.
As for our subs, the Chinese can afford to lose several hundred million people and are willing to. We can’t and won’t risk doing so. China puts up an armed space station and we will meekly do whatever they say.
Sad story that we’re no longer in the running, but with the election of Barack Obama, America chose the second tier of the world power structure, and reaffirmed that choice in November.
They plan to dominate space regardless.
I think ABM researchers have pretty much looked at every possibility, ever since the old days of thinking about launching nukes to hit incoming nukes.
Oh. I didn't think of that.
One of the compensations of getting old is you get used to discovering your ignorants are showing. It becomes somewhat less shocking with practice.
If you think that spaceflight is about tagging a base, waving a flag and then forgetting all about it, then it's no problem. That seems to be the Obama mindset ("We've been there!") If you believe that possession is 9/10 of the law and that he who owns the ball calls the game, it could be a very serious problem.
“I took a tour of Johnson Space Center last Sunday while in Houston. It’s pretty much a decaying museum of what was once our technological prowess.”
Yeah this is what they are all about now... Cheap kiddie tourisim to make a buck. siigghhhh
Enter the world of CHOMP! where you can stand nose to snout with some of nature’s creepiest, most dangerous creatures. Learn how NASA scientists are mimicking the traits of alligators, poison dart frogs, and other animals on display to help astronauts live in space. You can also meet these amazing animals during live shows every day, free with admission! Kids can test their survival skills by weaving through spider webs and balancing on platforms as they navigate their way through an obstacle course.
The Angry Birds have invaded Space Center Houston and created a place just for kids. This astronomical attraction features the Angry Birds Space Matrix, Texas’ largest indoor play structure. Inside, kids can learn the science of gravity and the physics of play while flying with their favorite Angry Birds. Outside the Space Matrix, a world of space fun and education awaits as kids can build and launch a rocket, land the shuttle and explore manned space flight.
Space Center Houston is now proud to offer you and your family an extraordinary opportunity to spend time with a NASA astronaut. This casual event gives you the opportunity to hear first hand stories from a NASA astronaut while enjoying a cosmic lunch prepared by our award winning catering staff.
Years ago when I wanted to take flying lessons,the teacher had us guess about what makes an airplane fly.
$$$ we were told.
China’s economic boom has gone poof and all of those yuan are getting harder to come by. So expect those lofty space exploration notions to also go poof.
I went with my wife, two sons and the fiancee of the oldest. We were in town for a nephew’s wedding. I wanted to see the gallery and the rocket park. I wasn’t interested in any of that other crap. Frankly, Huntsville has much better stuff than Houston. They made a big deal about having restored the “Galileo” shuttlecraft from Star Trek there, but it was stuck in some out of the way corner that wasn’t even visible. We sort of stumbled across it on the way out.
My brother in law went with his daughter and two young grandsons. They went to the “Angry Birds” crap and he said the whole thing was a total rip-off. And as for the muslim outreach, yes, the two ladies at the turnstyle as we entered were both wearing hijabs.
I left the place with the distinct impression that a committee of NASA bureaucrats couldn’t successfully launch a pack of bottle rockets.
China to launch unmanned lunar lander by year-end
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_SPACE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-28-08-55-46
But hey, at least NASA is making Muslims feel good about themselves.
That was merely the natural evolution of the previous solution for destroying multi-bomber Soviet formations carrying nuclear bombs - the air to air nuclear missile.
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