Well the director of NASA can still creatively select and choose how he interprets that. Besides, you knwo damn well that he and others are advising Bush not to push too hard.
On the other hand, they are starving for funding, and would likely be willing to scrap some things with a carrot of that size dangling in front of them.
I sure wish I had some skills that would get me a job at NASA...
That'd be kinda fun about now I think...
anyway...
I dream of Coniferous Forrest on Mars one day, so maybe we first need to plant a Bush?
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Arik [/i]
[B]1) My knowledge of this area is very outdated (by over 5 years) but IIRC, there is at least one privately-funded group that had its own plans for developing space missions (satellites, moon and mars rover-type exploration vehicles).[/B][/QUOTE]
Well, at least some bigger Japanese corporations have long had plans for orbital hotels, also they have some plans for moon bases.
Ever since the Apollo program ended, NASA hasn't had much of a clear focus, no particular concrete goals (or funds) to work with. As a result, it's focused on doing lots of little tasks, taking small steps here and there in lots of areas, but no major steps forward in any one area.
In 1969, we went to the moon.
Why is it that, 35 years later, that remains their biggest accomplishment?
I feel the answer is simple: John F. Kennedy set a clear, solid goal for NASA, and every resource from that point forward was used to help fulfill that goal. And they did it. The only problem was, once fulfilled, there was no other goal to take its place, and so activity slowed down again.
Now, the thing is, there are only a very few programs at NASA that I can think of that [i]don't[/i] help in the goal of reaching Mars. The planetary probes in particular are essential. The only programs I can think of that have little or nothing to do with reaching Mars involve telescopes or satellites, either here or in space (Earth orbit for Hubble, trailing Earth for Spitzer); any such existing program is likely to continue, since it would use hardware already in place (and, in Spitzer's case, there's a time limit involved). Programs to put new hardware in space might be scrapped, but I find it more likely that they will be delayed or altered to fit the new goal. I don't see much of a problem here.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
[B]I sure wish I had some skills that would get me a job at NASA...
That'd be kinda fun about now I think...[/B][/QUOTE]
You do have skills they need. Who do you think make those animations that show the world what they are about to achieve? you can do that and live in sunny florida!
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Bekenn [/i]
[B]I meant what I typed.
[...] [/B][/QUOTE]
Your explanation makes sense. I misinterpreted your initial statement to mean that you agreed with having all programs scrapped and just sending everyone back to the drawing boards, so to speak. As long as we keep the existing programs going (such as the space probes), focusing most of the new resources of a mission to the moon, followed by Mars, is fine by me. :)
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rogue Trader [/i]
[B]You do have skills they need. Who do you think make those animations that show the world what they are about to achieve? you can do that and live in sunny florida! [/B][/QUOTE]
I believe you mean Houston, Texas. Johnson Space Center is out near Clear Lake (suburb of Houston).
Only thing in Florida is the launch and preparation facilities.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rogue Trader [/i]
[B]You do have skills they need. Who do you think make those animations that show the world what they are about to achieve? you can do that and live in sunny florida! [/B][/QUOTE]
Well I suppose that's possible... more likely I need to get through the next 10 years and get my Masters in Geology before I'm taken serious in that group though...
Just how many people do they need (and how many do they already have) to do the 3D work they use?
;)
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Actually, it would be neither Florida nor Texas. It would be Ithaca, NY. The Spirit animations, and probably most of the others, are done by [url=http://www.maasdigital.com/]Maas Digital[/url].
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
[B]Actually, it would be neither Florida nor Texas. It would be Ithaca, NY. The Spirit animations, and probably most of the others, are done by [url=http://www.maasdigital.com/]Maas Digital[/url]. [/B][/QUOTE]
I was talking about if he wanted a job with NASA. Houston is usually the place to look.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
[B]Actually, it would be neither Florida nor Texas. It would be Ithaca, NY. The Spirit animations, and probably most of the others, are done by [url=http://www.maasdigital.com/]Maas Digital[/url]. [/B][/QUOTE]
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On the other hand, they are starving for funding, and would likely be willing to scrap some things with a carrot of that size dangling in front of them.
I sure wish I had some skills that would get me a job at NASA...
That'd be kinda fun about now I think...
anyway...
I dream of Coniferous Forrest on Mars one day, so maybe we first need to plant a Bush?
:p
[B]1) My knowledge of this area is very outdated (by over 5 years) but IIRC, there is at least one privately-funded group that had its own plans for developing space missions (satellites, moon and mars rover-type exploration vehicles).[/B][/QUOTE]
Well, at least some bigger Japanese corporations have long had plans for orbital hotels, also they have some plans for moon bases.
Ever since the Apollo program ended, NASA hasn't had much of a clear focus, no particular concrete goals (or funds) to work with. As a result, it's focused on doing lots of little tasks, taking small steps here and there in lots of areas, but no major steps forward in any one area.
In 1969, we went to the moon.
Why is it that, 35 years later, that remains their biggest accomplishment?
I feel the answer is simple: John F. Kennedy set a clear, solid goal for NASA, and every resource from that point forward was used to help fulfill that goal. And they did it. The only problem was, once fulfilled, there was no other goal to take its place, and so activity slowed down again.
Now, the thing is, there are only a very few programs at NASA that I can think of that [i]don't[/i] help in the goal of reaching Mars. The planetary probes in particular are essential. The only programs I can think of that have little or nothing to do with reaching Mars involve telescopes or satellites, either here or in space (Earth orbit for Hubble, trailing Earth for Spitzer); any such existing program is likely to continue, since it would use hardware already in place (and, in Spitzer's case, there's a time limit involved). Programs to put new hardware in space might be scrapped, but I find it more likely that they will be delayed or altered to fit the new goal. I don't see much of a problem here.
[B]I sure wish I had some skills that would get me a job at NASA...
That'd be kinda fun about now I think...[/B][/QUOTE]
You do have skills they need. Who do you think make those animations that show the world what they are about to achieve? you can do that and live in sunny florida!
[B]I meant what I typed.
[...] [/B][/QUOTE]
Your explanation makes sense. I misinterpreted your initial statement to mean that you agreed with having all programs scrapped and just sending everyone back to the drawing boards, so to speak. As long as we keep the existing programs going (such as the space probes), focusing most of the new resources of a mission to the moon, followed by Mars, is fine by me. :)
[B]You do have skills they need. Who do you think make those animations that show the world what they are about to achieve? you can do that and live in sunny florida! [/B][/QUOTE]
I believe you mean Houston, Texas. Johnson Space Center is out near Clear Lake (suburb of Houston).
Only thing in Florida is the launch and preparation facilities.
[B]You do have skills they need. Who do you think make those animations that show the world what they are about to achieve? you can do that and live in sunny florida! [/B][/QUOTE]
Well I suppose that's possible... more likely I need to get through the next 10 years and get my Masters in Geology before I'm taken serious in that group though...
Just how many people do they need (and how many do they already have) to do the 3D work they use?
;)
[B]Actually, it would be neither Florida nor Texas. It would be Ithaca, NY. The Spirit animations, and probably most of the others, are done by [url=http://www.maasdigital.com/]Maas Digital[/url]. [/B][/QUOTE]
I was talking about if he wanted a job with NASA. Houston is usually the place to look.
[B]Actually, it would be neither Florida nor Texas. It would be Ithaca, NY. The Spirit animations, and probably most of the others, are done by [url=http://www.maasdigital.com/]Maas Digital[/url]. [/B][/QUOTE]
Stephanie, or Critical?
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