tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post1364932886200184976..comments2023-04-01T13:39:24.156-07:00Comments on RocketsAndSuch: Playing HardballRocket Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109496878476775729noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-51015664453330906342009-04-30T21:17:00.000-07:002009-04-30T21:17:00.000-07:00So how is lunar exploration different from all tho...<I>So how is lunar exploration different from all those other activities?</I>It has no economic nor human value.<br /><br /><I>NASA has not chosen wisely.</I>I think the problem began when they made that choice. The inevitable result followed directly from that.<br /><br />When you think that you have your priorities straight, get back to me. A lunar base is so out of scale with our current reality as to be laughable at best, tragic at worst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-72406362949629599972009-04-29T07:14:00.000-07:002009-04-29T07:14:00.000-07:00The moon program is unaffordable at this time.Rubb...<I>The moon program is unaffordable at this time.</I>Rubbish. Most of what the federal government spends money on is "unaffordable" in the sense that: a) it's not absolutely necessary; and b) we don't have the money to pay for it. So how is lunar exploration different from all those other activities?<br /><br />The "affordability" of lunar exploration is really dependent on how you choose to do it. So far, NASA has not chosen wisely. It remains to be seen whether that will ever be possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-25334594909922365702009-04-27T08:45:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:45:00.000-07:00I just want to save those one dozen anachronistic ...I just want to save those one dozen anachronistic engines. That's all I care about. The moon program is unaffordable at this time.<br /><br />Think NK-33. And J-2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com