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re: The US Dept. of Energy has beaten Bill Gates and Elon Musk to the holy grail.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:11 am to Rex
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:11 am to Rex
quote:
There's this wonderful thing called Google... search for NASA's innovations to start.
Every single part of every spacecraft NASA has flown was built by a private company. 95% of the time when a article uses the phrase "NASA engineers or scientist" they are actually talking about private contractors under NASA management.
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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:12 am to Rex
Who gives a shite? Gas is like a dollar a gallon
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:15 am to wickowick
top 10 tech developed by NASA
Anticorrosion coating
memory foam
Arteriovision
cochlear implants
insulin pump
jaws of life
Charge-coupled devices
water filters
Anticorrosion coating
memory foam
Arteriovision
cochlear implants
insulin pump
jaws of life
Charge-coupled devices
water filters
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:15 am to stevengtiger
quote:
The fed may offer the funds but private companies research, design, budget, plan, pour concrete, etc. for most interstate highways.
I know. Hard core libertarians will argue for completely free market with zero govt involvement and private everything. I don't see how something like the interstate highway system would have been put together without federal govt driving the vision.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:16 am to Rex
Nice detail.
I'm sure if the government developed it it will cost billions to recreate so it wont be viable in the real market.
I'm sure if the government developed it it will cost billions to recreate so it wont be viable in the real market.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:16 am to Tigeralum2008
Space shuttles?
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:17 am to EA6B
quote:
Every single part of every spacecraft NASA has flown was built by a private company. 95% of the time when a article uses the phrase "NASA engineers or scientist" they are actually talking about private contractors under NASA management.
BS...NASA employs some of the finest engineers and physicists.
I do agree however that govt cannot do it alone
NASA is one of the greatest examples of a successful public-private program
This post was edited on 3/3/16 at 11:18 am
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:20 am to Tigeralum2008
Anticorrosion coating
memory foam
Arteriovision
cochlear implants
insulin pump
jaws of life
Charge-coupled devices
water filters
Without even looking anything up 25% of your list is bullshite, those two pre date Christ
memory foam
Arteriovision
cochlear implants
insulin pump
jaws of life
Charge-coupled devices
water filters
Without even looking anything up 25% of your list is bullshite, those two pre date Christ
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:22 am to Schwartz
Yeah, it was sadly lacking any specific information. It was a fluff piece.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:24 am to HogBalls
quote:
Who else thinks of cheap cologne everytime you see this name?
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:24 am to Tigeralum2008
quote:
top 10 tech developed by NASA
Anticorrosion coating
memory foam
Arteriovision
cochlear implants
insulin pump
jaws of life
Charge-coupled devices
water filters
No velcro?
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:26 am to jmarto1
Thank god for Velcro. Keeps my shoes on every day
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:27 am to Tigeralum2008
quote:
top 10 tech developed by NASA
Anticorrosion coating
memory foam
Arteriovision
cochlear implants
insulin pump
jaws of life
Charge-coupled devices
water filters
Missing
List is bullshite
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:29 am to Rex
quote:
The US Dept. of Energy has beaten Bill Gates and Elon Musk to the holy grail and will charge US citizens and corporations out the arse to use the new technology. There is a great chance it will never be released to the public.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:32 am to HogBalls
quote:
Who else thinks of cheap cologne everytime you see this name?
Me
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:40 am to Schwartz
I'm going to make a plea on behalf of Rex that the down-vote bullying stops. How long must this smallish,doggie-costumed man with the reliably cartoonish opinions suffer under the oppressive bullying of The Chicken Family of Message Boards? Just because you all aren't universally loathed and reviled doesn't mean you shouldn't sympathize with the universally loathed and reviled. When we meet a man with leprosy spouting nonsensical garbage about shite nobody cares about, do we mock him or do we help him? Oh, The humanity.
I for one, will not participate in this horrendous societal shunning and shaming. I draw the line here.
I for one, will not participate in this horrendous societal shunning and shaming. I draw the line here.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:47 am to stevengtiger
quote:
Would you care to give three more innovations that our government has accomplished without the help of private companies?
It kind of goes both ways. They have propped each other up in a lot of developments. The Internet, which was originally supposed to be a survivable way for the military to communicate during the Cold War, is one example.
American company or American government, we aren't perfect but we have a lot to be proud of.
This post was edited on 3/3/16 at 11:48 am
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:47 am to Wtodd
The argument here is should govt stay out of the innovation business. I believe gov't should be a partner in the conversation helping to drive advanced research.
Federal grants for private efforts both in academia and enterprise are an invaluable asset in driving innovation. The area of DNA research is a good example.
Agreed this article is a fluff piece
Federal grants for private efforts both in academia and enterprise are an invaluable asset in driving innovation. The area of DNA research is a good example.
Agreed this article is a fluff piece
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:49 am to jmarto1
quote:
No velcro?
NASA didn't invent Velcro or Teflon, and the Cochlear implant is a controversial issue because researchers had developed several variations of it long before the NASA engineer started working on his design. The NASA patent is confined to a unique aspect of that design only, and is a exaggeration for them to claim invention of the implant.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:51 am to Rex
quote:
Who says that government agencies are inept?
Me. I say they are inept.
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