Re: SpaceX vs. Japan

On Mar 23, 8:55 am, simberg.interglo...@xxxxxxxxx (Rand Simberg)
wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:15:45 -0700 (PDT), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko <pne.cho...@xxxxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

On Mar 22, 12:41 am, spacecr...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
If the Democrats win the White House this year, I think they'll end up
pushing Falcon9/Dragon instead of Ares 1/Orion.  This would accomplish
the following 3 goals:

1)  The budget for manned spaceflight could be drastically cut, while
maintaining a minimal capability to meet international commitments
regarding the ISS.

2)  Project Constellation could be killed in the crib by permanently
eliminating the industrial base that would produce it.

3)  If launches take place from Wallops Island, NASA's largess would
shift to Greenbelt, MD, Langley, VA, and Wallops Island, VA (Blue and
Purple states) from Houston, TX, Huntsville, AL, and Cape Canaveral,
FL (Red states).

Wow, someone that admits that there are state colors WRT NASA.

No, he just shares your idiot delusions.

Yes, ideas that clash with yours aren't ideas, they are delusions.
Lots of delusional people in Rand's world.


Do you think Bush and the GOP in general give a rat's ass about
international relationships in space? ISS became international during
Clinton's time after Reagan's failled attempt at the mostly American
"Freedom" space station.

US, Canada, ESA, Japan.

Notice how the Russians joined in. Yes, the Evil Empire as Reagan put
it.

Freedom was about as international as Bush's war in Iraq is.

Exactly.  It was extremely international.

Extremely international? Now THAT is delusional!


Idiot.

That is what you call everyone who has a different political view than
your own.

Remember Rand, being from Flint, Michigan, your best best to becoming
famous, as is your want, is to hook up with the most famous resident
of Flint, Michigan, Michael Moore. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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