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2017-02-16 Science & Technology

NASA, heeding Trump, may add astronauts to a test flight moon mission

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Posted by Fred 2017-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 NO!

a better article by rocket scientists

If you want really bullets look at twitter and redit.

Even more look at what is said about the next session of the space committee:

Tomorrow Feb 16th, 2017 the House Science Committee has the following hearing:

https://science.house.gov/legislation/hearings/full-committee-hearing-nasa-past-present-and-future

Witnesses

Hon. Harrison Schmitt

Apollo 17 Astronaut; Former United States Senator

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford

Gemini VI, Gemini IX, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Astronaut; Chairman, NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee

Dr. Ellen Stofan

Former Chief Scientist, NASA

Mr. Tom Young

Past Director, Goddard Spaceflight Center; Past President/COO, Martin Marietta; Past Chairman, SAIC

The title of the hearing includes the words "past," "present" and "future," but the witnesses all seem to be from the past. Glorious though that past is, this doesn't seem to me to be a good basis for discussing the future.
This is what I meant when I said NASA is living off of its legacy.

How do we change it? How do we make space economical?

I feel it's the same answer it's always been, keep NASA out of the rocket business...

Witnesses:
Hon. Harrison Schmitt -- Age: 82, last served in House 35 years ago
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford -- Age: 87, retired from USAF 38 years ago
Mr. Thomas Young -- Age: 79, retired from LM 22 years ago
Dr. Ellen Stofan -- Age: 56, NASA Chief Scientist

One member stands out as an active scientist and potential contributor to the discussion of
bold and innovative missions going forward. Is this the best the House of Representatives can do?

Posted by 3dc 2017-02-16 00:50|| 2017-02-16 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Struggling so hard to do what's already been done, why?

Water on the moon, GREAT!
Lava tunnels, cool.
Solar, fantastic!

Melt the water.
Spray, freeze, seal the tunnels.
Apply insulative polymer.
Move in.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-02-16 07:05|| 2017-02-16 07:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Read the InLine tweets of one set of reporters at the hearing.... heh https://twitter.com/NASAWatch

Posted by 3dc 2017-02-16 12:08|| 2017-02-16 12:08|| Front Page Top

#4 this tweet is great:

Rep. Mo Brooks R-AL thinks that Saturn V "flew every 2 months" pic.twitter.com/zPiidGKeSb
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 16, 2017

Posted by 3dc 2017-02-16 12:09|| 2017-02-16 12:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Rep. Mo Brooks R-AL thinks that Saturn V "flew every 2 months"

Maybe this caused gerbil worming?

Posted by gorb 2017-02-16 15:17|| 2017-02-16 15:17|| Front Page Top

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