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Post by Swampy on Sept 1, 2013 10:25:44 GMT -5
It's facing budget cuts, and it has no independent ability to send its astronauts to space - it relies on the Russians - so what is its next step? It is sending an unmanned probe to study moon dust, but I think it should focus on finding ways to commercialize space, in particular, using the zero-gravity environment to manufacture products that cannot be made on Earth. |
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Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Sept 1, 2013 10:34:13 GMT -5
We, the US, have traded exploration for supporting the sick, lame, lazy and immigrant. No money left for space...
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Post by hornet32 on Sept 2, 2013 8:30:00 GMT -5
NASA has done much but accomplished little , Man on the Moon yes that was a biggy , digital watch's yes , compressed food items that have no shelf life yes , adult diapers yes another good one , something that landed on Mars , wish it had been Obama . NASA went from a dream to a budget nightmare .
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Post by Swampy on Sept 2, 2013 9:24:00 GMT -5
NASA went from a dream to a budget nightmare . That's government for you. |
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Post by Swampy on Sept 12, 2013 10:42:20 GMT -5
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Post by mcnoch on Sept 12, 2013 15:15:24 GMT -5
There is no Shuttle program to be renewed. The follow-up program for a US space ship, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, is already making a lot of progress. The launch of EFT-1 (Exploration Flight Test) is planed for September 2014.
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Post by Swampy on Sept 12, 2013 20:59:03 GMT -5
Didn't know about Orion. I've posted the information on our FB group, attributing the information to this forum.  |
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