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22. It is possible to do two things at once

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:14 PM

Nov 2012

even three on a good day.

Gutting NASA to save the budget isn't much different than saying we should cut NPR to save the budget.

There are lot's of things that should be on the chopping block first.

/if we cut NASA entirely that would lead to a cost savings of about 50 bucks per person. I'm not sure what kind of healthcare you could get for 50 bucks per year. Even vets charge more than that for a few shots.

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NASA May Unveil New Manned Moon Missions Soon [View all] bananas Nov 2012 OP

A couple of quick questions.. Permanut Nov 2012 #1

No to both questions jmowreader Nov 2012 #16

Of course it'll have to pass an even more obstructionist House.. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #2

Who hold the nation's purse strings. longship Nov 2012 #3

What does "beyond the moon's far side" mean? randome Nov 2012 #4

They mean the Lagrange point "behind" the moon, relative to Earth Posteritatis Nov 2012 #5

Probably L2 Fumesucker Nov 2012 #6

+1 for the graphic assist !! WheelWalker Nov 2012 #44

L2 Halo Orbit bananas Nov 2012 #7

Wikipedia entry on "Halo Orbit" bananas Nov 2012 #8

Dark side of the Moon? glacierbay Nov 2012 #48

A classic album - thank you. bananas Nov 2012 #54

#7 on the top 10 rock albums of all time glacierbay Nov 2012 #55

Wow - The Wall is still #1. bananas Nov 2012 #59

about time. we need to go out there to survive as a species loli phabay Nov 2012 #9

. Wilms Nov 2012 #10

Step One: Universal Health Care Archaic Nov 2012 #11

How about some health care first...? Earth_First Nov 2012 #12

Meh. NASA's budget is a drop in the bucket alongside pretty much any other department. Posteritatis Nov 2012 #14

More gravy for Raytheon and Rocketdyne Kolesar Nov 2012 #18

+1 nt Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #19

We can do multiple things at the same time ... Kennah Nov 2012 #15

It is possible to do two things at once 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #22

Why are they still talking about the Space Launch System and Orion capsule? LongTomH Nov 2012 #13

Flexible path - There will be four capsules capable of getting people to L2 and back bananas Nov 2012 #27

Dragon can easily survive reentry from L2. joshcryer Nov 2012 #32

Thanks, they still need a launch-abort-system before they take anyone anywhere... bananas Nov 2012 #56

If they get propulsive landing down, I would love to see Red Dragon. joshcryer Nov 2012 #62

Private contractors are still building the Senate Launch System. joshcryer Nov 2012 #31

This is an international project, with components from Russia and other countries bananas Nov 2012 #52

Hmmmm. Is the asteroid in question "2007 PAS"? Gabby Hayes Nov 2012 #17

I think if they are going to spend the time and money to go there... Marrah_G Nov 2012 #20

Sounds like a logical next step. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #21

Cue Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. "Deep space"? truthisfreedom Nov 2012 #23

But what about the aliens ellie Nov 2012 #24

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #25

Excellent news! I'm very glad to hear this! Peace Patriot Nov 2012 #26

Yes - Earthrise has been called "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken" bananas Nov 2012 #28

Newt was skewered but we do need to build a moon base TheDonkey Nov 2012 #29

Its about damn time..nt and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #30

How about we spend a little more time and money on saving the planet... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #33

ARE we "figuring them out right here on terra"? No. Peace Patriot Nov 2012 #34

so that means that we should just give up on the planet and look for a new one? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #37

The *only* people saying anything about "giving up on this planet and looking for a new one.." Posteritatis Nov 2012 #40

like i said- i have no problem with unmanned space exploration... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #42

Except then we compare NASA funding to that of other agencies Occulus Nov 2012 #46

how so? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #47

I'll let Neil deGrasse Tyson say it all for me Occulus Nov 2012 #57

Do you know what NASA's budget is? (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #35

Not enough for manned missions to Mars. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #38

So no, then? And the article isn't about Mars. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #39

did i say that it was? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #41

Seeing as that's what your response was based around, uh, yes? (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #43

perhaps you should work on better comprehension then. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #45

Here's a chart of 50 years of NASA's budget vs 1 year of Pentagon spending: LongTomH Nov 2012 #63

Yep. And that's with the entire Apollo program included, too. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #64

Maybe this is a better scenario glacierbay Nov 2012 #49

I hope it happens in my lifetime. RebelOne Nov 2012 #36

About time One_Life_To_Give Nov 2012 #50

Maybe it'll lead to this: kentauros Nov 2012 #51

I am sick of the fucking NASA haters that spam threads like this. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #53

You said it. DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #60

And here's how they'll get there: Duer 157099 Nov 2012 #58

The bottom caption on that is just amazing. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #61