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By privatizing it completely.
How would you advance our space program? Firstly I believe that Obama is partly right with handing most of the construction and R@D over to private corporations. They really can do that part cheaper and more effiencly then the government. Next I'd strengthen nasa into our scientific arm of 99.9999->to infinity of everything.They would work with governments to construct science space stations, outpost, etc. The private corporations will be working to build the private side of things of course.
I'd build a planetary ship within our planets orbit as that's the best way forward as far as I'm concern. Who the fuck wants to go to the moon, asteroids or onto mars within a tiny tube? Not me.This one would be powered by a nuclear reactor that drives a ion engine. This way it would be reusable. So we could go back and forth from where we wanted to go many times throughout the time spend of a few decades. We'd go to the sea faring ship model of doing things.
-Big enough to hold 5-8 people
-Enough food to last a year
-Nuclear reactor could last 10-20 years
-small area to grow food
We could make it capable for the mars mission with attaching a solar sail...
Sure the 110 ton rocket is still good. Still good to bring up the pieces to build what I described above.
I feel we must build a few of these and work with the private sector; asteroid mining, and other governments. Maybe asteroid mining corporations that are thinking of going ahead in doing so should build these? But make them capable of carrying material back.
This is of course would be the start of my man space program. Later I'd add a base on the moon, mars and asteroids. I'm sick of these one time use and throw away tin cans that aren't going to advance us in space no matter how hard we try.
I would actually have a man space program. Do we do anything at all other than work on satellites and look at space through the Hubble?
The rest of the first world competes this way and if we wish to remain a first world nation we need to do the same. This is all I'll say.
Do we give up just to go back the 18th century? This is a very depressing thread and tells me why we gave up.
By privatizing it completely.
Nothing was stopping any of them from building rockets.
The rest of the first world competes this way and if we wish to remain a first world nation we need to do the same. This is all I'll say.
Do we give up just to go back the 18th century? This is a very depressing thread and tells me why we gave up.
Hook up with a corporation and go for it. Cheer up space cowboy. If you wanna fly you can fly. Bring us back rocks and stuff.
By privatizing it completely.
Nothing was stopping any of them from building rockets.
Hey, I love what the private corps like space x, dream chaser, etc are doing. They're doing better then the government ever did.
I'm a supporter!
By privatizing it completely.
Nothing was stopping any of them from building rockets.
Yeah? You think the federal government would let somebody fire off a rocket into space?
The rest of the first world competes this way and if we wish to remain a first world nation we need to do the same. This is all I'll say.
Do we give up just to go back the 18th century? This is a very depressing thread and tells me why we gave up.
The rest of the first world competes this way and if we wish to remain a first world nation we need to do the same. This is all I'll say.
Do we give up just to go back the 18th century? This is a very depressing thread and tells me why we gave up.
democrats are soooooooooooooooo dumb... look how advanced we are we can build a ROCKET SHIP
Funny how you people bash private corporation.
who bashed private corporations and what the hell does that have to do with NASA funding?
Every first world nation has a science program like nasa.who bashed private corporations and what the hell does that have to do with NASA funding?
So you don't think we should study our solar system and universe?
Talk about being anti-science. Jezzzz. I could ask the question about fighting ten year wars that force the tax payers to pay trillions of dollars to rebuild other nations.
Nothing was stopping any of them from building rockets.
Yeah? You think the federal government would let somebody fire off a rocket into space?
Would?
They did.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34stQyNG85g]Private company SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon 9 rocket into space to resupp - YouTube[/ame]
Seems to be one of these a couple of times a year flying pretty fucking close. Do you really believe we shouldn't integrate asteroid defense within the department of defense. Seriously?
Yeah? You think the federal government would let somebody fire off a rocket into space?
Would?
They did.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34stQyNG85g]Private company SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon 9 rocket into space to resupp - YouTube[/ame]
I'm sorry you misunderstood, I wasn't referring to "private" companies living off the government's teet and getting government permission. I'm referring to fully private entities firing off rockets whenever they want with no authorization from the government whatsoever.
I'm sorry you misunderstood, I wasn't referring to "private" companies living off the government's teet and getting government permission. I'm referring to fully private entities firing off rockets whenever they want with no authorization from the government whatsoever.
So we can defund all these worthless wars? Go back to the 19th century. Not going to happen at least I hope.
