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rickhardy
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
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Location: Needham outside of Boston - the hub of the universe

7/29/13 7:10 PM

The coolist 28 mile ride you will ever take

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/07/29/206654723/what-its-like-to-drop-150-000-feet-straight-down

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
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Location: PDX

7/29/13 7:18 PM

Cool!



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ErikS
Joined: 19 May 2005
Posts: 8337
Location: Slowing boiling over in the steamy south, Global Warming is real

7/29/13 7:42 PM

We will never do it again.

Though SpaceX will continue to do great until Elon's money runs out.

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Andy M-S
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
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Location: Hamden (greater New Haven) CT

7/29/13 8:13 PM

pessimist.

Nm.

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ErikS
Joined: 19 May 2005
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Location: Slowing boiling over in the steamy south, Global Warming is real

7/29/13 9:05 PM

Dude our gov can't even pay my paycheck, much less go to space with manned missions again.

NASA has no guidance nor funding to go anywhere. Without clear goals it is all a pipe dream.

Elon is our only hope for manned US space flight.

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PLee
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
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Location: Brooklyn, NY

7/30/13 4:22 AM

We get what we deserve - we're the country that elected a bunch of anti-science types into the House.

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daddy-o
Joined: 12 Apr 2004
Posts: 3307
Location: Springfield

7/30/13 5:53 AM

There is something to be said for tight budgets and scrutiny: They are getting the job done on time and on budget.

Launch testing is on schedule for Orion in 2014 atop a Delta IV

SLS news conference June 19, 2013
"We are on track and meeting all the milestones necessary to fly in 2017."

Space Launch System, heavy lift
SLS Monthly Highlights aka real progress toward the goal

Orion, multi-purpose crew vehicle

Never before has a country made a transition from a 30 year long exclusive launch system (Space Shuttle.)

Historical US manned mission capability gaps:
Mercury Atlas to Gemini Titan took 22 months with existing boosters
Gemini to Apollo had 23 months between and included a Manhattan Project level of effort
Apollo to Shuttle was 5 years 9 months and was new technology

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daddy-o
Joined: 12 Apr 2004
Posts: 3307
Location: Springfield

7/30/13 6:29 AM

Landing a man on an asteroid in 2021!?!

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to land on an asteroid?

Commercial docking with ISS?
Three cheers for the USA being the only country in the world where a man with a vision can accomplish his dream. But docking with the ISS is profoundly more simple than, essentially, docking with an asteroid.

The Moon is BIG, right there and has gravity. Those are three qualities that asteroids lack.

The ISS has engineered docking ports, hand holds and a robotic arm. An asteroid does not.

Have you ever seen an asteroid? I know there are amateur astronomers who post, speak up! It's up to you if you want to include photographs. ;-)

This stuff is exciting because it will happen and happen soon.

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walter
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
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Location: metro-motown-area

7/30/13 6:42 AM

space exploration vs paying the bills

at the end of the day we need to take care of things down here on terra firma. now is not the time be blowing big cash on *manned* space exploration.

daddy-o is bang on -- if you follow the industry, nasa is re-inventing itself and real research continues unabated.

hell, the bulk of real, useful, insightful science has always been done and will continue to be done with remote sensing and giant brains down here on earth.

the STS video is indeed cool...but lets be honest, the shuttle as designed was a dinosaur.

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Wheels
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 1160
Location: Needham, MA

7/30/13 7:58 AM

My first job out of Grad School

was making the SRM's for the space shuttle. Very cool, but pretty simple materials technology. Seeing one of those motors and nozzles up close is impressive.

The test fire of the SRM was cool, but the motor was 2 miles away when they lit it. Seeing the rocket motor for the for the Peacekeeper missile during a test fire was more impressive. Test stand was only a half mile away and when the motor was at max thrust, your bones shook.

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