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Abandoning human space flight is shortsighted
The Hill ^ | 02/04/10 | Pete Olson

Posted on 02/05/2010 5:17:22 PM PST by KevinDavis

Recent news reports have cited "testy" statements "blasting" the president, offering strong "rebukes" and saying that members of Congress are "girding for battle." Have we opened a new chapter in the healthcare debate? No, this is over the future of human space flight.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: space

1 posted on 02/05/2010 5:17:23 PM PST by KevinDavis
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For other space news go to: http://www.spacetoday.net
For a list of Private Space Companies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies


2 posted on 02/05/2010 5:17:55 PM PST by KevinDavis (Ad Astra Per Aspera!!!)
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To: KevinDavis
Abandoning human space flight is shortsighted

So was electing Obunghole.

Thankfully both mistakes can be corrected with bold action.

3 posted on 02/05/2010 5:22:39 PM PST by AZ .44 MAG (I'm Jim Thompson and I say our government is a joke and its current makeup is the punch line.)
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To: AZ .44 MAG

Its not shortsighted. Its deaf, dumb, blind and stupid.


4 posted on 02/05/2010 5:26:08 PM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: KevinDavis

The abandonment of the government monopoly on human spaceflight has been a long time coming.


5 posted on 02/05/2010 5:27:22 PM PST by Spirochete (Texas is an anagram for Taxes)
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To: cripplecreek
Its not shortsighted. Its deaf, dumb, blind and stupid.

Not to worry. The White Hut will make sure Iran picks up the slack. Just like the Klintoons tried to help China in the 90s.

6 posted on 02/05/2010 5:37:14 PM PST by AZ .44 MAG (I'm Jim Thompson and I say our government is a joke and its current makeup is the punch line.)
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7 posted on 02/05/2010 5:37:19 PM PST by Candor7 (((The effective weapons against Oba- Fascism are ridicule, derision , truth (.Member NRA)))
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To: Spirochete
The abandonment of the government monopoly on human spaceflight has been a long time coming.

The only problem is that we still recognize treaties that make space completely unprofitable. Obozo has handed control to china and they aren't concerned about any stinking treaties.
8 posted on 02/05/2010 5:42:18 PM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: AZ .44 MAG

“Abandoning human space flight is shortsighted”

“So was electing Obunghole.

Thankfully both mistakes can be corrected with bold action.”

And the political will to do so.


9 posted on 02/06/2010 7:08:17 AM PST by PIF
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“The abandonment of the government monopoly on human spaceflight has been a long time coming.”

Since 1974, when manned spae exploration was canceled.

“The only problem is that we still recognize treaties that make space completely unprofitable. Obozo has handed control to china and they aren’t concerned about any stinking treaties.”

Treaties which, by their nature, make anything beyond LEO for a private US company not only unprofitable - since they would have to give whatever they find or any profits to the UN, but also illegal.


10 posted on 02/06/2010 7:13:37 AM PST by PIF
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To: PIF
Treaties which, by their nature, make anything beyond LEO for a private US company not only unprofitable - since they would have to give whatever they find or any profits to the UN, but also illegal.

That is exactly what the people who are cheering this privatization decision need to understand. Its a completely meaningless decision for anyone interested in anything more than space taxis. If Obama had announced that we were pulling out of the international space treaty I would be cheering it as well.
11 posted on 02/06/2010 7:52:37 AM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: cripplecreek

Thanks cripplecreek -— good to see someone with some knowledge about the legalities involved with private company space ventures. I think I had some disscussion awhile back on this subject and the commenter said something like private companies will ignore - via their friends in high places - the UN treaty.

Good luck with that, I think I replied.


12 posted on 02/06/2010 8:10:34 AM PST by PIF
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