tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post2707845032984213910..comments2023-10-18T08:43:10.620-04:00Comments on The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Which space program will Obama choose?C Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13916832810035419167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-26832121353805627082009-08-26T02:09:51.139-04:002009-08-26T02:09:51.139-04:00None of these options are worth doodly-squat. The ...None of these options are worth doodly-squat. The panel, unfortunately, got hung up in this multi-billion-dollar battle for the golden goose(s): the next-generation U.S. launch vehicle(s).<br /><br />My two cents: Pick a plan. Stick with it. And above all, fund it.<br /><br />We should have never, ever given up the propulsive capability to launch astronauts beyond Earth orbit, and we're stillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-65857020608639610372009-08-24T10:49:14.617-04:002009-08-24T10:49:14.617-04:00Ok mark you go away and design a better pysical s...Ok mark you go away and design a better pysical shape for an entry capule than the orion!.The laws of physics must be obeyed,and thats the best shape the apollo engineers could ever concieve of, no one can better it .Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-9379554661038435992009-08-24T08:55:56.434-04:002009-08-24T08:55:56.434-04:00I agree with you, Mark. I just amazes me that in a...I agree with you, Mark. I just amazes me that in all the talk about funding our space program, no one ever bothers to bring up an important fact - if Obama can have a porkulous spending program that funds pig odor and fish genome research, why is it so hard to find money to save existing jobs and keep our country on the leading edge of space exploration?<br /><br />The Aries program is also a Davidhttp://www.enterthenoise.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-91422598922607908072009-08-23T20:42:54.056-04:002009-08-23T20:42:54.056-04:00Scenario 4 is the way to go. Keep the shuttles fly...Scenario 4 is the way to go. Keep the shuttles flying until 2015, save more jobs, and keep Americans flying on American vehicles. Dumping the ISS in 2016, after spending so much time building it, is ridiculous. We could take that time to think of a launch vehicle worthy of our technology and inginuty...not Apollo on Steriods.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700662024219279498noreply@blogger.com