We can bet they put that word "ambitious" there just to get us all excited!

Yet, how "ambitious" though? What is he going propose that haven't been done yet! Could it be the beginning of this disclosure thing so many are waiting for

Originally posted by Exv8densez
We can bet they put that word "ambitious" there just to get us all excited!

Yet, how "ambitious" though? What is he going propose that haven't been done yet! Could it be the beginning of this disclosure thing so many are waiting for

I'd be happy if NASA would just dump the pitiful rocket technology, for anti-gravity technology. We could sort out where the anti-gravity technology came from (ie: ET technology 'disclosure')... later.

Originally posted by Larryman

I'd be happy if NASA would just dump the pitiful rocket technology, for anti-gravity technology. We could sort out where the anti-gravity technology came from (ie: ET technology 'disclosure')... later.

Who says they have not already?

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NASA, ESA, China, India, Japan and the Ruskies should get their act together for a tight, semi private collaborative investment in an absolutely massive project to be completed by 2025.. Like having ten people and a habitat on Mars with the capabilities to mine and send back automated transport vessels while also transferring the ISS into a planet hopping platform..

That is a REAL project to try and undertake..

But Im still really interested in seeing where NASA are heading.

Aye.

it really would be amazing to see what US/Russia/China/India/EU could really get done with set group goals such as colonization,ion of the human race... with the interest of the worlds people... instead of that groups power/ego position....


I fear I'm sounding more and more one world.

Winter

Originally posted by Blue Shift
It's all politics. Every President is expected to reveal some grand plan for the exploration of space. And the white-collar welfare folks like overpaid engineers and scientists get a few dollars thrown their way to keep them off the streets and from selling their skills to the Chinese.

Then the budget rolls around, and stuff gets cut, and nothing much happens except a lot of planning for things that are never going to happen.

It's just the same old song and dance.

If a president wanted to just score points in the political universe, he could have done this with "patronage" That exists in the world of the ear marks.
You really sound like a guy who is very bitter above every thing else. If I'm wrong, I apologize. By the way, I'm one of those scientists you seem to blame for all the Earths problems. They are overpaid? Any of these people could get twice as much money in the private sector. In time, thats what I did.

umm... if obama is putting more money towards NASA then to me that sounds a lot like he's planing to GTFO with his criminal wallstreet gang before the world notices where all the swag's gone, think about it. when the econamy goes bad world wide countries will fail and most likely lash out at the one's who did this I.E. american and british corporations. If theres anyone left after all the fighting that is if they didnt leave any chemical/biological bombs behind then those remenders would be pretty easy to manage

Originally posted by Winterpain
Aye.

it really would be amazing to see what US/Russia/China/India/EU could really get done with set group goals such as colonization,ion of the human race... with the interest of the worlds people... instead of that groups power/ego position....


I fear I'm sounding more and more one world.

Winter

Wont happen, not in this lifetime..
Would be a GIANT sandbox with bickering kids pissing turf...

Human Nature..

Originally posted by sscolin
Eh, hopefully we'll get back to the good ol' space exploration of yesteryear, but as noted above, this is all politics. I'll try not to get my hopes too high.

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And with good reason. US manned spaceflight is dead for the next 15 - 20 years. The heavy lift idea is a joke, we don't need another 5 year study just to decide what type of vehicle to use. As someone else said, 5 years to study the concept and we might be able to decide on the color of the vehicle in another 5 years. Folks, NASA is dead, US manned spaceflight is dead, but, if we're lucky, we just might be able to hitch a ride to low-earth orbit with the Russians, Chinese, Indians or heck, maybe even the North Koreans by then!

Seriously, I don't think I'll see another US spaceflight in my lifetime after the shuttles are retired. I just can't believe that a country that put men on the Moon in 1969, can't even get into low-earth orbit 41 years later....it's just unbelievable.

jlmB70

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Originally posted by jlmB70
US manned spaceflight is dead for the next 15 - 20 years.

15 to 20 years?! What about SpaceX and other private companies that are starting to pop up? If SpaceX's Falcon 9 test flights go well, a manned version of the Dragon capsule could be available within a few years.

NASA is far from dead.

Originally posted by jra

Originally posted by jlmB70
US manned spaceflight is dead for the next 15 - 20 years.

15 to 20 years?! What about SpaceX and other private companies that are starting to pop up? If SpaceX's Falcon 9 test flights go well, a manned version of the Dragon capsule could be available within a few years.

NASA is far from dead.

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There is zero chance any private company will produce a human-rated vehicle in a few years. Human-rating a vehicle is a long, complicated process and it's just not going to happen quickly. If the current budget passes, I guarantee you we won't see a US manned launch for 15 -20 years, minimum.

Also, you prove my point about NASA, the companies you mention are private, NASA is a government agency. NASA, as the leader in manned spaceflight, is history....it's deader than a doornail. This really shouldn't surprise anybody, if you look at the current president's views on NASA & spaceflight before the campaign, you'll understand. He said we didn't need people in space, but on the ground & that he wanted to use all of NASA's money on education. He modified those views slightly once the campaign started, but I think we're beginning to see his true feelings surfacing again.....unfortunately. A hundred years from now, people will look back at this time and judge it as a scientific dark-age, too bad for us, but we're living at the wrong time.