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Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:36 pm to elprez00
I went to the JFK librate this week. Got to see an exhibit about how badly he wanted to put a man on the moon before the Russians. Really cool stuff.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:38 pm to elprez00
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The first launch of the Saturn V rocket was in Nov of 1967. One year later, they sent men around the moon in one. Six months after that, they sent men to land on the moon in one.
We went from testing the most complex machine ever built to make sure it would work to landing human beings on the moon in a year and a half. It took only six and a half years to go from the entire theoretical system on paper to "one small step."
It's amazing what you can do when you have access to 5 percent of the federal budget for funding.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:44 pm to elprez00
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The first launch of the Saturn V rocket was in Nov of 1967. One year later, they sent men around the moon in one. Six months after that, they sent men to land on the moon in one.
We went from testing the most complex machine ever built to make sure it would work to landing human beings on the moon in a year and a half. It took only six and a half years to go from the entire theoretical system on paper to "one small step."
To put it into perspective, its been three years since the last space shuttle flight. The shuttles successor, the SLS, is scheduled to test launch in 2017, six years after the last shuttle launch. The SLS will mostly be based off of existing technology and designed using the most powerful computers in history.
The Saturn V was designed from scratch by a bunch of guys with slide rules and onion skin paper.
The technology of the 60's amazes me. They really came up with a lot of revolutionary scientific and mechanical advances, and did everything on slide rules.
If you think about Sputnik being the first Satellite in 1957 and the Jupiter C in 58 as the first scientific (American) satellite. Then before that years of testing leftover V-2 Nazi rockets on both sides.
The tech was so basic up until 1960. Then the advancements that came in the decade are remarkable. It's like the Wright brothers first flying in 1903 and then having the Stealth Bomber in 1923. The tech just advanced so fast.
What we have now is basically what we had then. Biggest changes are in satellites and exploration vehicles. NASA was so complacent with the Shuttle that there was really no new leaps in rocket design from 1976 until present time.
Shame they never could make a two stage shuttle, or one that could fly to the moon and then come back.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:46 pm to elprez00
I thought I should post so my avi is in here.
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You know there are a few TD posters who work for NASA, all as contractors I think.
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You know there are a few TD posters who work for NASA, all as contractors I think.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:50 pm to TheLSUriot
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You know there are a few TD posters who work for NASA, all as contractors I think
All nerds with no balls. Badass test pilots need to retake NASA and tell all the engineers to build them a big arse rocket to fly to Mars. Nobody cares about probes and robots.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:51 pm to BottomlandBrew
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The first Nova series was designed in-house at NASA in 1959. This project examined several designs, the smallest having four F-1s in the lower stage and J-2s in the uppers. This design placed 24 tons in a lunar injection trajectory. These designs were presented to President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 27, 1959
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Hmm, so Kennedy already knew they had rockets to go to the moon, before he was president?
I did not know that.
I had to google that concept rocket and looking into it, I came across that.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:01 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Badass test pilots need to retake NASA and tell all the engineers to build them a big arse rocket to fly to Mars.
Well many of those are leaving NASA because it is not going to happen as long as NASA is nothing more than a pawn in the political arena. Blame your elected officials for not providing NASA with a clear direction, the funds to conduct such an endevour, and getting the hell out of the way so we can get it done. Don't blame us hard working educated Americans, who devote our careers/lifes in support of NASA's missions.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:03 pm to TheLSUriot
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Well many of those are leaving NASA because it is not going to happen as long as NASA is nothing more than a pawn in the political arena. Blame your elected officials for not providing NASA with a clear direction, the funds to conduct such an endevour, and getting the hell out of the way so we can get it done. Don't blame us hard working educated Americans, who devote our careers/lifes in support of NASA's missions.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:06 pm to TheLSUriot
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Well many of those are leaving NASA because it is not going to happen as long as NASA is nothing more than a pawn in the political arena. Blame your elected officials for not providing NASA with a clear direction, the funds to conduct such an endevour, and getting the hell out of the way so we can get it done. Don't blame us hard working educated Americans, who devote our careers/lifes in support of NASA's missions.
I'm not blaming you. It's just really disappointing what our space program has become.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:07 pm to TheLSUriot
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Blame your elected officials for not providing NASA with a clear direction, the funds to conduct such an endevour, and getting the hell out of the way so we can get it done. Don't blame us hard working educated Americans, who devote our careers/lifes in support of NASA's missions.
BTW, how pissed were you when Obama changed your primary mission to muslim outreach?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:16 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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I'm not blaming you.
Nerds should not be made fun of. Don't worry though, I figured as much but still wanted to get that out there. Working at JSC, I see it every day but especially this time of year when we get close to the fiscal year turnover.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:18 pm to TheLSUriot
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Nerds should not be made fun of.
Well, lets not go crazy.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:25 pm to CptBengal
Cpt. I wasn't pissed at dropping the Constellation program, it had its issues. But he showed no leadership is providing a clear direction in its absence. Since then it has been nothing but poitical squabbling that has led to part commercial development and something similar to Constellation. Both are taking a long time to provide US access to LEO for crew.Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:41 pm to TheLSUriot
Von Braun a nerd?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:51 pm to elprez00
It's simply disgraceful how awesome NASA was in the 60s, and how much of a disappointment it's been since the 80s. NASA is the branch of the government I'm most comfortable supporting, and it's budget should be at least doubled, if not tripled.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:51 pm to OMLandshark
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NASA is the branch of the government I'm most comfortable supporting, and it's budget should be at least doubled, if not tripled.
Preach
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:52 pm to Crawdaddy
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a lot of things, being associated with Germany, WW2, and NASA. A rocket scientist was one of those. What do you think???
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:55 pm to TheLSUriot
Great avi and great post(s). 
Posted on 7/24/14 at 5:56 pm to OMLandshark
It should be mentioned that NASA is an 'administration' that is directed by the executive branch (president) and funded by the legislative branch (congress). I don't see how it could be any more convoluted to get long term objectives accomplished. That should be a testament to what NASA has been able to do in the past.
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