NASA's Prometheus Nuclear Propulsion Work Questioned

wfmynews.com ^ | 12 May 05 | Jay Rickerts , Web Producer

[Arkie2]

Member of Congress is expressing "grave concerns" over NASA's Project Prometheus nuclear rocket program.

Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, representing the 4th District of Georgia, is spearheading an effort to find like-minded lawmakers to question the building and deployment of "a nuclear propulsion rocket" - and to protect the public "from the potential of a catastrophic nuclear accident posed by the Prometheus Project."

In a "Dear Colleague" letter dated May 5 to other members of Congress, Representative McKinney is seeking the support of Members of Congress "for shifting Federal funding from the development of nuclear propulsion systems to research and development for solar and other alternative energy systems that can support our space program."

McKinney has also prepared a letter for co-signing by her colleagues addressed to new NASA chief, Michael Griffin. "If NASA insists on pursuing this dangerous idea," the correspondence requests that the Environmental Impact Statement for Project Prometheus also address the military application of the nuclear space work.

[Arkie2]

Our favorite Georgia congress citter is at it again trying to detroy the most promising space propulsion system available.

[Arkie2]

ping

[King Prout]

Jihad Cyndi being a pain in the butt.
again.

[Jeff Chandler]

Ignorant people are frightened by the word "nuclear".

[fieldmarshaldj]

Brother, isn't this taking her away from insulting Jews and the like ?

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is a dimwitted twit, candle power on a scale of 10, she rates a minus 3.

[Arkie2]

She's branching out to take on NASA, something she's imminently qualified to do. /sarcasm/

[wolfpat]

Ignorant people are frightened by the word "nuclear".
I guess that's why President Bush says "Nuculer".

[Oztrich Boy]

Representative McKinney is seeking the support of Members of Congress "for shifting Federal funding from the development of nuclear propulsion systems to research and development for solar and other alternative energy systems that can support our space program."

One possiblity: Gossamer Wings

[Pelayo]

Damn it, I want my Star Destroyers!

[Arkie2]

The only star destroyer I'm aware of is for some actor to declare he/she is a Republican!

[endthematrix]

Could you imagine the ignorant outrage when she learns that we have nuclear propulsion used space right now?

[Arkie2]

We have used nuclear power sources before but to my knowledge not for actual propulsion but your point is still valid. She's a totally ignorant political hack way out of her depth.

[endthematrix]

Re: nuclear power sources

Yep. Not propulsion. My fault.

[endthematrix]

I was thinking Cassini and the rabble that accompanies it against the 72 pounds of Pu-238.

[Hank Rearden]

Is she the moron who wears the trailer tire on her head?

[Arkie2]

Don't know. I'll do a google image search.

[Hank Rearden]

No, it appears she's this idiot:

I think the trailer-tire idiot is from Texas; the twit who thinks our astronauts planted the flag on Mars.

[Arkie2]

That would be Sheila Jackson Lee?

[Hank Rearden]

That would be Sheila Jackson Lee?

Yep, complete with trailer tire - thanks.