tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post2222260697522729900..comments2023-10-18T08:43:10.620-04:00Comments on The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Don't plan shuttle going-away party in 2010C Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13916832810035419167noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-88150153612135860792009-10-03T14:32:49.746-04:002009-10-03T14:32:49.746-04:00This is from the same person who posted the anonym...This is from the same person who posted the anonymous above, because this hits hard to 70-85% of all who have read this. It may be to late or maybe not, but take the chance and stand up for youself and express what you feel and most importantly your ideas. Believe me someone, somewhere will listen if you make enough noise. Shouldn't be that way, but if that's what it takes to get the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-8798570696148329712009-10-01T05:19:34.491-04:002009-10-01T05:19:34.491-04:00They have a saying that "Most dream to work t...They have a saying that "Most dream to work the dream out at KSC". The most are the people on the tour busses or people around the USA that would love to have the opportunity to work at KSC. The problem is most workers, not all, have lost that spark, the desire, the motivation, the creativity, the integrity, the accountability, .... We get lost in our ways and find ourselves Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-11907004824237282822009-10-01T01:22:02.126-04:002009-10-01T01:22:02.126-04:00I think some people have short memories... Obama i...I think some people have short memories... Obama inherited the space programme's shortcomings from Bush. Bush was no NASA supporter - he didn't even make a single Presidential call to a shuttle or ISS crew! His choice of Sean O'Keefe as administrator was as poor as the decision not to service Hubble before the infamous U-turn. Then he nominated Mike Griffin who was uncompromising Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-14820580128828555372009-09-29T18:46:11.559-04:002009-09-29T18:46:11.559-04:00The Hubble never killed anyone.The Hubble never killed anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-75275544032720491402009-09-28T22:45:27.790-04:002009-09-28T22:45:27.790-04:00When pushing the flights into 2011 is discussed, t...When pushing the flights into 2011 is discussed, they mean fiscal year 2011 which could be calendar year 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-76431647149718739072009-09-28T18:09:26.908-04:002009-09-28T18:09:26.908-04:00The public is ready for the shuttle to retire rega...The public is ready for the shuttle to retire regardless of what we think about it. When the Hubble servicing mission was cancelled there was an immediate public outcry and a grassroots campaign to save it, even schoolchildren were writing in to save the Hubble. Meanwhile not a peep from the general public about the shuttle retirement.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786953155852902647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-43586034355415098022009-09-28T18:02:46.606-04:002009-09-28T18:02:46.606-04:00You all better hope "O" has "a visi...You all better hope "O" has "a vision"...or else you can start to put your house up for sale at $25.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-50683566108816015692009-09-28T16:07:16.673-04:002009-09-28T16:07:16.673-04:00It's cheaper to keep her "Shuttle". ...It's cheaper to keep her "Shuttle". I don't think Congress wants to spend the extra 3 billon dollers needed to have a new space program during these hard economic times. I would not be suprised if they keep the Shuttle for another four years instead of investing in our future. That is the way our goverment works....Spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-799964098228346392009-09-28T12:21:22.446-04:002009-09-28T12:21:22.446-04:00Great..more life support for our supposedly intell...Great..more life support for our supposedly intelligent space workers who have known for more than 6 years that their program was ending and the time had come to move on to other careers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-69405292463836064202009-09-28T11:09:52.381-04:002009-09-28T11:09:52.381-04:00NASA is on course for five launches this year, tho...NASA is on course for five launches this year, though. The first time since Columbia, despite several weeks delay due to the leaking hydrogen flange.<br />September next year seems unlikely, but I'd be a bit surprised if the final flight slips into 2011.Conorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178795783461364839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-49366829537141874712009-09-28T10:22:18.609-04:002009-09-28T10:22:18.609-04:00While I believe the STS should be shut down ASAP (...While I believe the STS should be shut down ASAP (even now), it would be best to not add any more missions. If the White House and NASA can agree to end the program with STS-133, then OK. The flight gap before Orion won't kill us, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com