NASA May Have Just Made a $4.1B Mistake - If This Bet Turns Bad, It's Going to Get Ugly

Independent Journal Review ^ | November 9, 2022 at 9:41pm | By John McCann, Western Journal

[Fido969]

Chump change.

[reed13k]

I can see it now - the wind knocks it partially over, sparks ignite the liquid fuel and it jets off on a northerly arc landing in DC upon the collected “mindtrust” we call the capitol....ah to dream...

[blueunicorn6]

Everybody gambles every day.

[Red Badger]

[38special]

All is fine. They made the right call.

[Pollard]

over with

[crusty old prospector]

Keep hope alive.

[Swirl]

Peak Gusts were over 60 mph across the Cape, with one recording as high as 91 mph

[dforest]

Probably beats the alternative. I thought I heard it was a large storm but lower on the catagory scale.

[Red Badger]

Yes, it’s barely a hurricane..................

[CivilWarBrewing]

The current state of affairs at NASA is a metaphor for the managed decline of America.

I believe NASA is looking for an EXCUSE to NOT launch Artemis. There's no other explanation for it STILL sitting on the pad.

Meanwhile, Musk's SpaceX Starship continues to make advances in cryo testing the ship, and now leading up to a possible static fire of the booster again. Ship 25 might replace Ship 24 for launch? Not sure, but in any case SpaceX has accomplished more in 2 years than NASA has in 6 YEARS with Artemis. BUREAUCRACY KILLS PROGRESS, RIGHT NASA?

[missnry]

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=28.3;-82.0;5&l=radar

[Lockbox]

Friends say that area out of power and hit hard by high waves / storm surge.

[Red Badger]

The eye just passed over my daughter’s home in Citrus Springs...............

[blam]

"SpaceX has accomplished more in 2 years than NASA has in 6 YEARS with Artemis. BUREAUCRACY KILLS PROGRESS, RIGHT NASA?"

Elon doesn't have to make Muslims feel good.

And, godness knows what other unqualified AA hanger-on's that must be tolerated at NASA.

Barack Obama: Nasa Must Try To Make Muslims 'Feel Good'

I'm for NASA's present go slow/safe approach.

[DesertRhino]

This is exactly the decision making that led to the challenger disaster. They knew weather parameters were iffy, and started feeling political pressure.

[DesertRhino]

If you blindfold yourself and walk across the freeway at 3 AM, you may not get hit. That did not make it a good decision.

[Vermont Lt]

Not sure that the stresses are going to be more significant than a launch. The only thing I would worry about is debris being tossed about.

[Vermont Lt]

Well, we use Arabic numbering…what more do they want?