Posted on 08/02/2012 6:40:18 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
We need a new cold war.
"I'd like to know what's on the other side of the moon, but I won't pay to find out this year!"
Which one?? There are several. And yes, some are getting federal money. That is a VERY old and tried US way of getting nationally useful projects "off the ground" (no pun intended) without having the government in direct operational control...see, for example, scientific exploration (Lewis and Clark), railroads, powered flight, and many many many others.
Which one?? There are several. And yes, some are getting federal money. That is a VERY old and tried US way of getting nationally useful projects "off the ground" (no pun intended) without having the government in direct operational control...see, for example, scientific exploration (Lewis and Clark), railroads, powered flight, and many many many others.
“Useful?”
I’m concerned about national security and our strength as a nation. The perception (and reality) is that we have walked away from space.
Launching payloads to LEO isn’t going to cut it. A lot of countries do that.
I think you'll find that the military efforts have not been curtailed significantly, though Obama might dearly wish to. There are still enough "strong defense" Democrats that ally with Republicans to keep that going.
That may change if he wins the next term. If he loses, I think you'll see a significant turnaround in the status of civilian efforts.
"Launching payloads to LEO isn’t going to cut it. A lot of countries do that."
Launching payloads to LEO ECONOMICALLY is THE absolute necessity to all the rest of space for ALL operations, both civilian AND military. The private efforts in the US are still the best bet for that to happen. It was never going to happen with NASA in charge....it lost it's mojo long ago.
This is your only notice.
Thanks for caring. You can still reply to what I actually posted.
Meanwhile, Barnum is still a cynical schmuck, and always will be, and will never, but never, deserve the admiration of the American People. Period. End subject.
Barnum was a successful businessman, and always will be, and will never, but never, need “admiration.” He wasn’t Sally Field. Period. End subject.
Apparently you’ve never actually dealt with anyone personally in sales or marketing.
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