Posted on 12/31/2020 11:17:45 PM PST by conservative98
President Donald Trump’s legacy will go beyond his accomplishments as the 45th Commander-in-Chief who bettered the lives of Americans. The milestones he made in U.S. space exploration will no doubt last light-years after he leaves office.
Here are some examples of what Trump has done to advance the U.S. presence in space:
• In December, Vice President Mike Pence, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, introduced some of the 18 astronauts that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has chosen to be on the initial team for the early Artemis missions on and around the Moon.
Nine of the astronauts are women, and one of them will most likely be the first woman to step foot on the Moon.
•Breitbart News reported in July the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would launch a rocket to Mars on a mission that will include deploying a rover, a helicopter, and collecting samples that scientists hope may show signs of life on the red planet.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said at Wednesday’s briefing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center:
I’m exceptionally excited about what we’re about to do because we’re going to launch Mars 2020 with the Perseverance robot. But there is so much more going on here. This is the first time in history where we’re going to Mars with an explicit mission to find life on another world — ancient life on Mars.
• During almost all of Barack Obama’s presidency, the United States space industry was outsourced to Russia. But President Donald Trump has made space exploration a priority of his administration, and for the first time in almost a decade, a space flight left from Florida on May 27.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Um, light year is a measure of distance, not time.
I put the logo on my car last week. It’s awesome.
it can also describe time...
a very long time:
It’s been light-years since I’ve seen my childhood friends.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/light—year
Nice.
Hey what’s all the Buzz about....
That logo is a gd joke. It’s Pan-Am meets Star Trek.
A light year is a unit of distance not time.
Yes, in modern slang terms it appears you are correct.
But in the context of a space force, a measurement of distance would be more appropriate.
But then again who really cares about word-play when there are more pressing issues at hand, such as Jan 6th?
Speaking of word-play, the term “space force” could also apply to Biden/Harris. Biden for sure as his mind is obviously out there someplace. And Harris never had much up there to begin with except empty space.
A light year has nothing to do with time.
Just because a lot of ignorant young twits who failed eight grade science use it to describe time doesn’t make it right. Alas, many words get completely perverted this way and enter the common vernacular with completely wrong understanding of the true meaning. See, for example, “decimated.”
He must have meant parsecs ;^)
2020 Roundup: President Donald Trump’s Space Legacy Will Last for Light-Years or until the next Democrat Budget
Okay, then. Parsecs.
LOL!
Is Trump doing the Kessel Run?
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