NASA derp derp derping away

[Manonthestreet]

Fuel leak ruins NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

If you were an astronaut which would ya rather ride ....Artemis or a Space X

 

[White 6]

Fuel leak ruins NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

If you were an astronaut which would ya rather ride ....Artemis or a Space X

If a for a 15-minute joyride, Space X. If going to the moon or Mars, Artemis, once they get it right. I suspect they don't want to blow up the largest rocket ever built, on the first launch, and get grounded.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Fuel leak ruins NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

If you were an astronaut which would ya rather ride ....Artemis or a Space X

1,000 helium balloons tied to a lawn chair.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

 

[excalibur]

1,000 helium balloons tied to a lawn chair.

Lawnchair Larry.

Lawnchair Larry flight | Wikiwand

On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters made a 45-minute flight in a homemade airship made of an ordinary patio chair and 45 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet , drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro, California, and entered controlled airspace...

www.wikiwand.com

 

[BackAgain]

They held off on a launch because of a hydrogen leak and the OP thinks that’s “derp” behavior?

Irony sometimes writes itself.

 

[excalibur]

NASA has become a clusterfuck like all federal agencies.

 

[Manonthestreet]

If a for a 15-minute joyride, Space X. If going to the moon or Mars, Artemis, once they get it right. I suspect they don't want to blow up the largest rocket ever built, on the first launch, and get grounded.

You mistake Space X for Blue Origin

 

[Manonthestreet]

They held off on a launch because of a hydrogen leak and the OP thinks that’s “derp” behavior?

Irony sometimes writes itself.

Theyve only been working on it for 20 yrs

 

[BackAgain]

Theyve only been working on it for 20 yrs

And have been to the moon and back many times. But this rocket is new. And I’d still rather launch it safely than regret a rush later.

 

[Manonthestreet]

And have been to the moon and back many times. But this rocket is new. And I’d still rather launch it safely than regret a rush later.

20 yrs aint no rush......its embarrassing

 

[BackAgain]

20 yrs aint no rush......its embarrassing

No. You’re just impatient. And kind of silly.

 

[Manonthestreet]

No. Your just impatient. And kind of silly.

YEah thats it,,,,,,,

 

[Manonthestreet]

 

[Manonthestreet]

Artemis I's next launch attempt may not happen until later this year

A second attempt at launching the uncrewed Artemis I mission was scrubbed Saturday after experiencing fueling issues. Future launch attempts may not occur until later this year, like launch periods in September and October, according to an update from NASA.

www.cnn.com

 

[BackAgain]

YEah thats it,,,,,,,

Yes. It is.

 

[22lcidw]

No. You’re just impatient. And kind of silly.

This actually started before the Shuttle was retired and we were told back then it will be only a few years before it is ready. It si based on the shuttle orange tank and solid boosters. It was supposed to be cheap to launch. There are sites that have printed the total costs for the Space Launch System, the Orion capsule system and all infrastructure is 50 billion dollars and counting. They will figure it out. It is just maddening, and the government seems to be purposely having the EPA screw with Elon Musk's proposed Starship. Which if it does work would be great for space travel.

 

[BackAgain]

This actually started before the Shuttle was retired and we were told back then it will be only a few years before it is ready. It si based on the shuttle orange tank and solid boosters. It was supposed to be cheap to launch. There are sites that have printed the total costs for the Space Launch System, the Orion capsule system and all infrastructure is 50 billion dollars and counting. They will figure it out. It is just maddening, and the government seems to be purposely having the EPA screw with Elon Musk's proposed Starship. Which if it does work would be great for space travel.

Frustration is one thing. But “maddening?” I consider that overwrought.

And I have no problem with having private companies like Musk’s competing. In fact, there may be a virtue in getting the government out of the business and out of the way. On the other hand, I can certainly support some arguments for keeping the government heavily involved. China is.

 

[22lcidw]

Frustration is one thing. But “maddening?” I consider that overwrought.

And I have no problem with having private companies like Musk’s competing. In fact, there may be a virtue in getting the government out of the business and out of the way. On the other hand, I can certainly support some arguments for keeping the government heavily involved. China is.

It is not the project but the same way of doing business to build it. It is archaic and the political interference is part and parcel of it. As of now they do not even have a real mandate of goals beside attempting a landing and perhaps putting a lunar gateway station in an elliptical orbit around the moon. Which would make it cheaper to put astronauts in once in a while instead of landing over and over.

 

[BackAgain]

It is not the project but the same way of doing business to build it. It is archaic and the political interference is part and parcel of it. As of now they do not even have a real mandate of goals beside attempting a landing and perhaps putting a lunar gateway station in an elliptical orbit around the moon. Which would make it cheaper to put astronauts in once in a while instead of landing over and over.

I would happily accept a review of how NASA is performing its job. I’d be thrilled if lots of agencies got a good solid bit of oversight.

I’d also like to see NASA have some definitive mission goals and objectives like the days of yesteryear. Use this new moon project as the base for moving forward to manned missions to Mars. But make the goals clear and set some realistic deadline.