OT - Mourning

I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the death
of our space program. What happened to our sense of adventure and love of
discovery?

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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CatNipped wrote:
I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the death
of our space program. What happened to our sense of adventure and love of
discovery?

It was drowned in party politics.
And money was wasted in NASA bureaucracy.
Example: Millions wasted on designing "space writing material",
where the Russians just used ordinary pencils.

"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
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CatNipped wrote:
I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the
death of our space program. What happened to our sense of adventure and
love of discovery?

It was drowned in party politics.
And money was wasted in NASA bureaucracy.
Example: Millions wasted on designing "space writing material",
where the Russians just used ordinary pencils.


But if you weigh that against the inventions that came out of the space
program - especially, for me, the medical technologies developed - it was
more than worth the cost.


--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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Yes, I'm sad about that too. I can think of plenty of other things that
could be cut, but I won't mention them because I don't want to start a
political argument here.

Joy

"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the
death of our space program. What happened to our sense of adventure and
love of discovery?

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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at:
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On Jul 5, 12:04*am, "Joy" wrote:
Yes, I'm sad about that too. *I can think of plenty of other things that
could be cut, but I won't mention them because I don't want to start a
political argument here.
Joy

"CatNipped" wrote
I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the
death of our space program. *What happened to our sense of adventure and
love of discovery?
CatNipped

Hey, we already got one about voting over in "Fireworks" thread. The
condo
really rocked when the Grand Finale at the municipal show started; we
started
walking home just before that - direction of show was directly south
of complex;
by walking back home, since some of our units face due north, a
panorama of
suburb cities north of us was visilble if not audible of *their* Grand
Finales
(one of the few pluses of apts. facing north he in winter it sucks
with the
wind bringing precipitation directly to our decks and windows).
As usual, the Snag handled the outside celebretory noise as usual;
when I
came in, he was snootdeep in his kibble bowl and glad to see me since
we
could finally go out on the deck then (the kids here are big on bottle
rockets
and I was afraid one might get up to our top floor and ignite the
Snag's fur
while I was gone).

"CatNipped" wrote:
"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
...

But if you weigh that against the inventions that came out of the
space
program - especially, for me, the medical technologies developed - it
was
more than worth the cost.


Velcro is a very useful spinoff from the space industry.

--
Adrian

"Adrian" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote:
"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
...

But if you weigh that against the inventions that came out of the
space
program - especially, for me, the medical technologies developed - it
was
more than worth the cost.


Velcro is a very useful spinoff from the space industry.

--
Adrian

Actually, velcro was invented by a Swiss engineer in 1948. He developed it
after studying cockleburrs that stuck to his clothing after walking through
fields.

Jill

"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the
death of our space program. What happened to our sense of adventure and
love of discovery?

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

Of course there are other programs that could be cut. But really, what else
can we go looking for? We got some moon rocks and planted a flag. Woo hoo!
The Hubble telescope cost millions and had a mirror out of whack. Let's
don't forget the two space shuttles that ended in disaster. Face it, NASA
didn't exactly have an exemplary record the last 30 years.

I'm all for adventure and love of discovery, but we can find it in our own
back yards. There's plenty of archeological and anthropological (and
cultural) things to discover here. Not to mention the oceans. I subscribe
to Smithsonian Magazine. IMHO it's the best magazine out there. Beautiful
photos, well written articles. Mostly about life (past and present) on our
little sphere

Jill

On Jul 5, 9:32*am, "jmcquown" wrote:
"CatNipped" wrote in message

... I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the
death of our space program. *What happened to our sense of adventure and
love of discovery?

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: *http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

Of course there are other programs that could be cut. *But really, what else
can we go looking for? *We got some moon rocks and planted a flag. *Woo hoo!
The Hubble telescope cost millions and had a mirror out of whack. *Let's
don't forget the two space shuttles that ended in disaster. *Face it, NASA
didn't exactly have an exemplary record the last 30 years.

I'm all for adventure and love of discovery, but we can find it in our own
back yards. *There's plenty of archeological and anthropological (and
cultural) things to discover here. *Not to mention the oceans. *I subscribe
to Smithsonian Magazine. *IMHO it's the best magazine out there. *Beautiful
photos, well written articles. *Mostly about life (past and present) on our
little sphere

Jill

I lost all interest and respect back in the mid-80's, in CA, when I
came home from
work, sat down with coffee, and watched live as Columbia went down in
flames,
then reading that after investigation, the brains that were discovered
that the
crew died not from the conflagration nor the impact of water landing,
but from
*drowning* in the ocean. Rocket science my ***.

On 7/5/2011 12:35 PM, hopitus wrote:
On Jul 5, 9:32 am, wrote:
wrote in message

... I know we're trillions of dollars in debt, and I know US citizens are
starving and unable to afford health care, but I am still mourning the
death of our space program. What happened to our sense of adventure and
love of discovery?

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

Of course there are other programs that could be cut. But really, what else
can we go looking for? We got some moon rocks and planted a flag. Woo hoo!
The Hubble telescope cost millions and had a mirror out of whack. Let's
don't forget the two space shuttles that ended in disaster. Face it, NASA
didn't exactly have an exemplary record the last 30 years.

I'm all for adventure and love of discovery, but we can find it in our own
back yards. There's plenty of archeological and anthropological (and
cultural) things to discover here. Not to mention the oceans. I subscribe
to Smithsonian Magazine. IMHO it's the best magazine out there. Beautiful
photos, well written articles. Mostly about life (past and present) on our
little sphere

Jill

I lost all interest and respect back in the mid-80's, in CA, when I
came home from
work, sat down with coffee, and watched live as Columbia went down in
flames,
then reading that after investigation, the brains that were discovered
that the
crew died not from the conflagration nor the impact of water landing,
but from
*drowning* in the ocean. Rocket science my ***.


That's largely an urban myth...

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/challenger.asp

In short, there was a remote possibility that someone may have been
conscious immediately before striking the ocean, but it's doubtful. But
as to drowning being the cause of death, no, that's a myth, no one would
have survived the 200+ MPH collision with the Atlantic.


--
Nik Simpson