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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on November 10, 2009, 02:33

Title: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: sam on November 10, 2009, 02:33

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/nasa-escape-pod-glides-to-new-home/

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: Rik on November 10, 2009, 09:00

Having got that far, it does seem a terrible waste not to complete the project.

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: sam on November 10, 2009, 13:58

that's NASA for you... or more the funding people.

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: Clive on November 10, 2009, 16:35

Which at the end of the day is Congress.   :(

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: Simon on November 10, 2009, 16:46

They probably wouldn't want to dip into the war budget.  :(

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: Clive on November 10, 2009, 16:57

Space exploration is only useful if it can be adapted for war.  The Hubble Space Telescope was a copy of earlier space telescopes which were used for spying.  NASA was not allowed to use the technology for space research until it was declassified.  I wonder who the CIA used to launch the spy-scopes?  ;D

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: Simon on November 10, 2009, 17:08

Quote from: Clive on November 10, 2009, 16:57

Space exploration is only useful if it can be adapted for war. 

I was wondering why they were bothering.  :dunno:

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: sam on November 10, 2009, 18:19

Quote from: Clive on November 10, 2009, 16:57

Space exploration is only useful if it can be adapted for war.  The Hubble Space Telescope was a copy of earlier space telescopes which were used for spying.  NASA was not allowed to use the technology for space research until it was declassified.  I wonder who the CIA used to launch the spy-scopes?  ;D

paranoid at all?  ;D

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: Simon on November 10, 2009, 18:46

Quote from: sam on November 10, 2009, 18:19

paranoid at all?  ;D

Who told you that?   [wtf]

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: sam on November 10, 2009, 19:36

I feel this is the appropriate time for a "Ya mom" joke.. but maybe not.   :crazy:

Title: Re: NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Post by: Clive on November 10, 2009, 22:44

Quote from: Simon on November 10, 2009, 18:46

Who told you that?   [wtf]

 :pmsl: