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re: NASA’s $247M ‘Son of Concorde’ high-speed jet just broke the sound barrier, w/o the boom
Posted on 6/15/26 at 2:58 pm to Schleynole
Posted on 6/15/26 at 2:58 pm to Schleynole
I respect where your opinion is coming from, but the only way to pay down a debt of that size is to unlock new resources. The earth is finite. Time is finite. The only innovations which will make a difference are those which manage to save time or increase resources. NASA is working on both.
NASA’s innovations in propulsion are making travel faster than ever with larger payloads than ever before possible.
NASA’s research in terraforming will lead to the colonization of other worlds and mining asteroids for minerals.
Finally, NASA provides a crucial role in planetary defense by spotting objects which could conceivably impact with the Earth and cause significant loss of life and develop counter measures. NASA has multiple systems designed to intercept incoming asteroids and change their courses so they don’t collide with the Earth.
There’s a lot of fat in the government budget, and likely some within NASA’s own budget, but I disagree in thinking that shuttering NASA is a wise play. Doing so would be a penny wise and a pound foolish.
NASA’s innovations in propulsion are making travel faster than ever with larger payloads than ever before possible.
NASA’s research in terraforming will lead to the colonization of other worlds and mining asteroids for minerals.
Finally, NASA provides a crucial role in planetary defense by spotting objects which could conceivably impact with the Earth and cause significant loss of life and develop counter measures. NASA has multiple systems designed to intercept incoming asteroids and change their courses so they don’t collide with the Earth.
There’s a lot of fat in the government budget, and likely some within NASA’s own budget, but I disagree in thinking that shuttering NASA is a wise play. Doing so would be a penny wise and a pound foolish.
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 2:59 pm to kingbob
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I would definitely classify the National Aeronotics and Space Administration unlocking technology for faster civilian air travel to be well-within the scope of that Administration’s duties
Boom Supersonic already demonstrated this technology
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:01 pm to Schleynole
Without national security, you have no rights.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:03 pm to Schleynole
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Lol at government innovation. They have obfuscated every invention that was 10 percent (can't remember the exact percentage) better than what was on the market for the past 75 years.Cars getting 100 miles per gallon invented in the 50's, cars running on water invented in the 70s and 90s. The government is not your friend, they hold us down.
Wow, I thought people like you were urban legends.
Oh, never mind, I get it now, you're just trolling. Had me going there for a minute!
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:09 pm to cajunangelle
America
frick yeah
frick yeah
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:14 pm to Schleynole
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Cars getting 100 miles per gallon invented in the 50's, cars running on water invented in the 70s and 90s. The government is not your friend, they hold us down.
The fact that you believe either of these enough to type them out means you aren't a serious person or lack education in certain areas.
Extreme fuel efficiency is one thing, extreme fuel efficiency for an engine that could be dropped into a 1950s car begins to bend the laws of physics and likely being beyond perfect thermal efficiency or at the very least beyond the thermal efficiency of a modern F1 engine.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:16 pm to KingOfTheWorld
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Ninety minutes from New York to Paris…
Yeah but that was actually a train:
on that train, all graphite and glitter,
undersea by rail,
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris,
Well, by '76 we'll be A-OK
Great song, great reference.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:37 pm to kingbob
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This could actually be a huge boon to commercial aviation in the near future
The knowledge is nice, but until we magically create a way to cruise that fast with less fuel, it won't be economically feasible for all but the richest travelers. You may see a few in the class of Elon Musk or Warren Buffett or some hedge fund guys with supersonic private jets. They can afford it. But it's MUCH more expensive to fly supersonic than subsonic. The cost per passenger is just way more than average travelers are willing pay. Back when the Concorde was operating, a NYC to Paris run was around $12 grand per seat. An Air France 747 seat on that run during the Concorde era was under $1000.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:43 pm to Obtuse1
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fact that you believe either of these enough to type them out means you aren't a serious person or lack education in certain areas.
Do some research or don't.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:56 pm to cajunangelle
How with this affect time dilation?
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:57 pm to kingbob
We fundamentally disagree about job of the government. That stuff sounds great, that's the only thing the gment is good at. It makes everything they do sound great. Fda makes our food safe or dept of education will save the education etc etc. I'm sure the fraud is as bad with nasa as everywhere else. If it's needed the market will cover it
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:59 pm to kingbob
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NASA was repurposed for Muslim Outreach.
Good lord that’s true. I thought that was a joke. Leftist are so dumb.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:03 pm to Schleynole
You think we should privatize asteroid defense and coordinating satellite launches/orbits? I guess you could argue for folding it’s critical jobs into other agencies, but NASA has some serious “modern civilization cannot persist without it” functions. I get what you’re trying to say, but you’re tilting at not just the wrong windmill, but the wrongest windmill. NASA is damn near the most valuable snd revenue generating Agency for its budget in the federal government. Not only do they do more with less, but they also give back even more through inventions.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:04 pm to kingbob
I tilt at all the windmills. I think anything that's vital the market will produce.
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:06 pm to Schleynole
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Do some research or don't.
I have seen all that crap, but I have enough physics and engineering knowledge and specific understanding of internal combustion engines to know bullshite when I read it. If you had a modicum of these, you would innately understand it as well.
You need to spend some time understanding the basic science before you bother getting led by charlatans.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:08 pm to Obtuse1
I don't know it all but I know enough to know the gment isn't honest.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:09 pm to cajunangelle
How many people can fit on one flight?
Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:16 pm to jnethe1
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Good lord that’s true. I thought that was a joke. Leftist are so dumb.
His administration significantly expanded a commerical spaceflight model, which paved the way for partnerships with companies like SpaceX. He saw a vision for commerical flight/tech innovation, but wiped his hands with planetary space exploration.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:33 pm to Schleynole
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I don't know it all but I know enough to know the gment isn't honest.
That doesn't mean you have to blindly believe crap that suggests you can get more energy out of a fuel than it actually contains unless you actually believe in magic.
Don't let people who reinforce one belief you have sell you on a lot of other fake beliefs. eg I believe the government lies, so I will believe someone else when they tell me the government is hiding a perpetual motion machine
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