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re: How Awesome Was NASA Back In The Day?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:32 pm to VetteGuy
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:32 pm to VetteGuy
That's just it. The Russians have had Soyuzes blow up on the pad too and lost cosmonauts. But they kept the public mindset out of it. You said it well...the public is almost too involved.
That's one argument for the commercialization...it'll get the public opinion out of the space race.
That's one argument for the commercialization...it'll get the public opinion out of the space race.
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Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:34 pm to VetteGuy
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American public was somewhat apathetic as well.
American public got apathetic when we quit taking risks. Like the ISS guy said. I hate to break it to everyone, but no one cares about probes and robots. It doesn't inspire anyone. It doesn't really matter that they're great feats of engineering.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:34 pm to VetteGuy
I miss working in the space program. I worked for LM at MAF in New Orleans. I also spent a good bit of time at MSFC.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:38 pm to Mr Mom
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I miss working in the space program. I worked for LM at MAF in New Orleans. I also spent a good bit of time at MSFC.
I probably know you.
Excellent folks out there and other facilities. Proud to do work for LM, USA, CSC and others.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:38 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Fear of failure. A damn shame
No kidding. Safety took a backseat to ambition. Risks were taken. People died. Great things were accomplished.
How did we change from 60s NASA to today's fear of everything?
Be safe
Safety first
Take care
Be careful
Click it or ticket
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:51 pm to Ole War Skule
From my experience, engineering took a back seat to environmental safety, which ultimately led to the last shuttle accident.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:57 pm to Cumulonimbus
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Why should anyone else care? Seriously, I've never understood what's so important about the space exploration program.
I don't even know where to begin with this post. How about you should care because exploration is the single most inherent trait humans posses besides survival. There is soooo much in our universe that we have no idea about, yet you are fine with just sitting here on this tiny planet being oblivious to it? That's like sitting in your closet your whole life without any desire to see the rest of the world around you.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:01 pm to Mr Mom
Agreed.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:07 pm to ChineseBandit58
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It is encouraging to see so many of you still interested in the space program seeing as how it has been in decline so long. I hope to live long enough to see it revive.
I'm 32. I've been fascinated with space since I was a kid. Space.com, and the JPL page are on my favorites bar.
I wonder how awesome it was to be able to experience the views from Voyager as they came out. It's baffling to think just how far away those probes are now, even more so that they have survived in deep space for this long. Can't wait for New Horizons to reach pluto.
It's easy to nerd out when thinking about this stuff.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:31 pm to Doldil
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The space center was pretty meh overall, but the walking around that rocket for 20 minutes staring at it in awe was worth the price of admission imo.
I agree. The space center was awesome when I was a kid and you could walk around. It went to crap when they changed to using the third-party contractor where you meet offsite, pay too much, and get shuttle-bused in to a overly scripted tour. I was disappoint.
However, the rocket exhibit outside was still pretty awesome.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:39 pm to Cumulonimbus
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Or see that in going to the moon, America gained so many products and technology that make life easier.
Like what?
The list is so long I would not know where to begin.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:45 pm to rintintin
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quote: Why should anyone else care? Seriously, I've never understood what's so important about the space exploration program.
Yeah, this was the mindset expressed repeatedly by conservatives, up until it became fashionable to lament the gutting of NASA since its Obama in the White House at the moment.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 11:00 pm to elprez00
NASA is so awesome.
I have two shuttle-launch experiences that I didn't plan on but always left a mark on me.
The first, I was in 7th grade on an overnight field trip to Jekyll island on the southernmost coastal region of Georgia. We learned about biology and ecosystems, and the night we stayed, they took us out to the beach in the black of night and had us watch the shuttle launch from 100s of miles away. It lit up the southern sky from canaveral and it was like someone lit a flare on the beach. It was so awesome considering it was decently far away and VERY visible.
The 2nd time was in college. We were in Hollywood Florida for a night before getting on a Caribbean cruise out of Miami. This time it was to the north and we were having beer and pizza on the Hollywood boardwalk in the late afternoon/early evening and we could see it created one of those airplane like smoke/vapor trails straight up in the air. Again, from a long long distance away. Those things and the energy they create, and the viewing distance that is possible, was testament enough to me that they are the greatest man made creations ever
NASA
I have two shuttle-launch experiences that I didn't plan on but always left a mark on me.
The first, I was in 7th grade on an overnight field trip to Jekyll island on the southernmost coastal region of Georgia. We learned about biology and ecosystems, and the night we stayed, they took us out to the beach in the black of night and had us watch the shuttle launch from 100s of miles away. It lit up the southern sky from canaveral and it was like someone lit a flare on the beach. It was so awesome considering it was decently far away and VERY visible.
The 2nd time was in college. We were in Hollywood Florida for a night before getting on a Caribbean cruise out of Miami. This time it was to the north and we were having beer and pizza on the Hollywood boardwalk in the late afternoon/early evening and we could see it created one of those airplane like smoke/vapor trails straight up in the air. Again, from a long long distance away. Those things and the energy they create, and the viewing distance that is possible, was testament enough to me that they are the greatest man made creations ever
NASA
Posted on 7/24/14 at 11:23 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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GeauxxxTigers23
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American public got apathetic when we quit taking risks.
The public was pretty apathetic when NASA was still sending men to the moon. Why is it no one remembers any of the other landings after the first one? Because we did it. We beat the Russians there and it was all "Been there, done that" attitude after.
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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.
I seriously think you're trolling with comments like this. But you know NASA was never run like this, right?
You want a mission to Mars? Then give up the wars on brown people, the wars on drugs, and reform entitlements. Money had to come from somewhere.
Even private companies with wayyyy more capital are still years out from putting a man on Mars.
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It doesn't inspire anyone.
Sorry you aren't feeling overtly patriotic about your country, but that's not NASA's problem.
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It doesn't really matter that they're great feats of engineering.
And this confirms that you've missed the point entirely.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 11:31 pm to LSU8654722
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Obama doesn't give a shite about space.
Obama cares about one thing... His own marxist/socialist agenda.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 12:19 am to SG_Geaux
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quote: Obama doesn't give a shite about space.
Obama cares about one thing... His own marxist/socialist agenda.
The decision to shut down the shuttle program was made while Bush was in office. People love to forget that and blame it on Obama.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 12:37 am to Crawdaddy
Kennedy station in Orlando is mind blowing, I can't wait to go again
Posted on 7/25/14 at 1:27 am to Patron Saint
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The decision to shut down the shuttle program was made while Bush was in office
Be careful or you'll break his brain
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