Lunar mission to get the axe...

[SteamWake]

NASA's plans to go back to the moon to be put on ice...

NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are dead. So are the rockets being designed to take them there — that is, if President Barack Obama gets his way.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,2770904.story

[GoldenRivet]

FBO

[V.C. Sniper]

more resources for science, technology, and education plz... not for the military/security

[Spoon 11th]

This from Gizmodo:

Reporting on a White House and NASA meeting last Wednesday, sources say that the President has decided to give NASA an additional $1 billion in 2011. The extra funding will serve to create a new, simpler heavy lift rocket, as well as to increase the fleet of satellites controlling Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere.

The objective is to have the heavy rocket ready for a 2018 launch, while Europe, Japan, and Canada would develop a lunar lander and moon base modules with their own billions. While this may make some NASA fans sad—after the US single-handely arrived to the Moon—I'm convinced that the collaboration with other countries is the only way to move forward in manned space exploration.

[V.C. Sniper]

I'm convinced that the collaboration with other countries is the only way to move forward in manned space exploration.

It's the only way we can successfully colonize space.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Spoon 11th

as well as to increase the fleet of satellites controlling Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere.

Wow satellites controlling the atmosphere... well that solves gorbal warming doesent it?

But seriously have you ever seen how much crap is already in orbit? Its a wonder stuff doesent crash into each other on a daily basis.

[Lionclaw]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Wow satellites controlling the atmosphere... well that solves gorbal warming doesent it?

But seriously have you ever seen how much crap is already in orbit? Its a wonder stuff doesent crash into each other on a daily basis.

http://www.natural-environment.com/b...in-space-junk/

[lorka42]

I have one thing to say, (expletive deleted) barack obama
ok, two things, the only way we are going to survive, as a species, is to be elsewhere when the earth has the next giant rock run into it, gamma ray burst from a nearby supernovae, I pass gas and light a match, ect. We only have so much time, once its gone, and there is a super disaster, wee're simply too specialized to put things back together, on a planet wide basis, if there is an event that leaves us with less then 5% of our current population, I mean, really, who knows how to make a generator, or how to refine hydrogen, or helium, or any of a million other things that our every day life is based on, to sum up this giant run-on sentence, if we dont get off this planet, we're doomed.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by lorka42

if we dont get off this planet, we're doomed.

All things come to an end. All species will eventually become extinct. That is nature.

[Onkel Neal]

Sorry Obasma fans, I am officially a hater now

[razark]

As if there haven't been enough rumors going around already, work is going to get pretty interesting once the budget is released on Monday. I'm surprised we haven't started getting the flood of emails from the higher-ups yet.

So, instead of spending government money to pay private companies to build space hardware, we're going to pay government money to private companies to build less space hardware, and hope some other countries step up to help us?

[Das Gespenst]

Originally Posted by Lionclaw

http://www.natural-environment.com/b...in-space-junk/

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by lorka42

if we dont get off this planet, we're doomed.

As long as enough of us get off this planet, the species will survive. It's having all the eggs in one basket as we currently do that's the problem.

However, Mars as an alternate home isn't looking too attractive. Makes Antarctica look like Palm Beach.

[Neptunus Rex]

Originally Posted by V.C. Sniper

more resources for science, technology, and education plz... not for the military/security

Equine Scatology! Budget for those items is already more than NASA's budget.

Typical liberal solution "we just haven't thrown enough money at the problem'.

[Neptunus Rex]

Originally Posted by V.C. Sniper

It's the only way we can successfully colonize space.

Double equine scatology! Wasn't that how the "space station" was supposed to be built? How many more billions did we have to pay Russia for their contribution, the Spectra Power Module?

I won't say hater, but I never believed this twit. Thank God (yeah, I said God, sue me!) I retired from the U.S. Military before this toad became the Commander in Chief.