Peace Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 in spite of its imperfections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 NASA is producing hippie poetry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 NASA is producing hippie poetry? Remember when this administration cancelled the Ares rocket program (man-rated and heavy lift booster) in favor of commercial launch vehicles? Well...after that, Congress passed a law requiring NASA to develop a rocket program - man-rated and heavy-lift - to back up the commercial programs in case of failure, based on off-the-shelf parts. NASA just announced this weekend "We can't do that". Hippie poetry's about all NASA has left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) Remember when this administration cancelled the Ares rocket program (man-rated and heavy lift booster) in favor of commercial launch vehicles? Well...after that, Congress passed a law requiring NASA to develop a rocket program - man-rated and heavy-lift - to back up the commercial programs in case of failure, based on off-the-shelf parts. NASA just announced this weekend "We can't do that". You mean you can't launch someone into space with off-the-shelf components? Am I the only one who finds that reassuring? Edited January 18, 2011 by Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You mean you can't launch someone into space with off-the-shelf components? Am I the only one who finds that reassuring? "Off the shelf" means "off NASA'S shelf". Stuff they've already developed. Basically, they're telling Congress "We can't make a rocket out of the rocket parts we already have." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 "Off the shelf" means "off NASA'S shelf". Stuff they've already developed. Basically, they're telling Congress "We can't make a rocket out of the rocket parts we already have." Yeah it's funny isn't it? "You mean that you want us to use old technology? That's insane!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah it's funny isn't it? "You mean that you want us to use old technology? That's insane!" Russians have been doing a pretty good job of using well-tested technology since the '50s. But then, Congress did say they wanted NASA to build Saturn Vs again. They're all idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You mean you can't launch someone into space with off-the-shelf components? Am I the only one who finds that reassuring? "Hey, Harry. You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon, in a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I don't understand what you guys are talking about. NASA's mission was changed to making the Muslims feel good about their contributions to science. Who cares about space exploration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 I don't understand what you guys are talking about. NASA's mission was changed to making the Muslims feel good about their contributions to science. Who cares about space exploration? Always count on you to douche it up. Feel better Booster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Always count on you to douche it up. Feel better Booster? I see you're back to practicing your special brand of assmudgeonry. Either you don't comprehend sarcasm or you think that that was an appropriate use of NASA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I see you're back to practicing your special brand of assmudgeonry. Either you don't comprehend sarcasm or you think that that was an appropriate use of NASA. Or he just !@#$ing hates you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 I see you're back to practicing your special brand of assmudgeonry. Either you don't comprehend sarcasm or you think that that was an appropriate use of NASA. Yes conner, let's turn every topic to your agenda. That adds so much. DC Tom hit the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whateverdude Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Mealions and mealions of light years away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Yes conner, let's turn every topic to your agenda. That adds so much. DC Tom hit the target. And what's my agenda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 And what's my agenda? You !@#$ing hate Peace's assmudgeonry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 You !@#$ing hate Peace's assmudgeonry. I think he is just not very well informed. I would think that if he is going to attack someone he should know what he is talking about. It's ok though. I'll give him a pass in this instance since he obviously missed the whole deal concerning Muslims and Obama's outreach efforts to them through NASA. I don't know why I do this to myself sometimes, because normally I don't "suffer fools" easily. I guess I'm just in a magnaminous mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) I think he is just not very well informed. I would think that if he is going to attack someone he should know what he is talking about. It's ok though. I'll give him a pass in this instance since he obviously missed the whole deal concerning Muslims and Obama's outreach efforts to them through NASA. I don't know why I do this to myself sometimes, because normally I don't "suffer fools" easily. I guess I'm just in a magnaminous mood. I caught that stupidity. But here's the thing: IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. You see goblins around every corner. Tone down the paranoia. Edited January 19, 2011 by Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I think he is just not very well informed. Your statement was relatively funny, but not exactly germane. If I'd made the same statement, it would have been amusing. But since you made it, it was annoying. Because he just !@#$ing hates you. And now you're making yourself look like an ass by trying to argue that he didn't get the humor because he's ignorant. He's not. He. Just. !@#$ing. Hates. You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Your statement was relatively funny, but not exactly germane. If I'd made the same statement, it would have been amusing. But since you made it, it was annoying. Because he just !@#$ing hates you. And now you're making yourself look like an ass by trying to argue that he didn't get the humor because he's ignorant. He's not. He. Just. !@#$ing. Hates. You. You'd think I was Sarah Palin or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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