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In reply to the discussion: Nasa chief fired as Trump administration wants moon landing to occur during his 2nd term [View all]spanone
(136,219 posts)67. Safety is not their concern, political expediency is.
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Nasa chief fired as Trump administration wants moon landing to occur during his 2nd term [View all]
Demovictory9
Jul 2019
OP
The hurry up and launch mindset is what killed 3 astronauts on Apollo 1.
Liberal In Texas
Jul 2019
#2
he would deny that he pushed for the launch date regardless of documentation to the contrary
Demovictory9
Jul 2019
#44
And, arguably, both Challenger and Columbia were lost because of operational decisions that
RHMerriman
Jul 2019
#23
Not to mention the Challenger disaster -- specifically due to WH pressure for a billion-$$$ photo-op
eppur_se_muova
Jul 2019
#61
So we don't have the resources to give caged kids soap, but we're going to the moon for no reason?
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#3
Trump wants to tweet "American astronauts just landed on the moon. thank you Mr. President"
Demovictory9
Jul 2019
#45
But, but.. all that back in the 70's was a hoax! Everyone knows that. Trump taking us to the moon
brewens
Jul 2019
#54
Trump doesn't have the ability to think long term, to plan for events that might happen after he's
Demovictory9
Jul 2019
#46
Well Donwald, we have a cardboard refrigerator box and a bunch of leftover fireworks
ProudLib72
Jul 2019
#22
If they can hurry up and send Trump to the moon I'd be fine with that
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jul 2019
#24
Yeah. They'll have lots of friends to share all those kleptocrat stories with.
sandensea
Jul 2019
#38
"We'll have a big military parade on the moon with the newest Sherman tanks!"
struggle4progress
Jul 2019
#35
Kim Jong-Un's pro tip: "You REALLY want something done? Threaten them with the death penalty."
dalton99a
Jul 2019
#65
This thread points to Trump's ego but I didn't see mention of the other chief motivation
misanthrope
Jul 2019
#69