Re: Space Leaders Work To Replace Lunar Base With Manned Asteroid Missions
- From: Eric Chomko <pne.chomko@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:30:18 -0800 (PST)
On Jan 26, 3:39 am, Alex Terrell <alexterr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 19 Jan, 03:46, dumpst...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
See:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/ASTER01188.x....
A lunar base is a good goal. Missions to Near Earth Asteroids with a
view to bringing significant material back to High Earth Orbit is also
a good goal.
The goal is not the problem - its the way NASA is going about the
goal.
Do any of the candidates understand that? Is any politician prepared
to kick NASA out of the Earth launch business?
Otherwise, some Democrat President will say: "Scrap the lunar program,
lets have an asteroid program. NASA, go and design some smaller
rockets".
Eight years later, some Republican President will say: "Scrap the
asteroid program. Lets have a lunar program. NASA, go and design some
bigger rockets, like Ares I and V".
Could some Democrat President say: "Put a base on the moon by 2018,
but your not allowed to develop a new launcher"? and "if you can't do
that, I'll make Mr Simberg the head of NASA":)
That would make a good basis for the movie, "Spaceballs II".
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