U.S. Losing Space Race

DoD Buzz ^ | 10/19/2009 | Colin Clark

[PIF]

Go you one better on the vision lost thing - the cancellation of Project Orion in 1964 set the stage, canceling the Air Force shuttle design put the icing on the cake. Everything else afterward was just a further down hill slide until Hussein finally takes the S out of NASA.

[PIF]

“Space ought to be freed up so private enterprises can get more involved.”

Ought is the right word. Until the US cancels/withdraws from the UN Space Treaty any private space enterprise is limited to LEO and that only on government approval.

Don't expect any major US space activity, beyond robotic missions planned under previous administrations. Hussein has better things to do, and places to spend our “scarce” dollars.

[equaviator]

...”And manned space flight is a tremendous waste of tax-payer money.”...

We don’t need another hero? I think we do...a crew or maybe even a family.

[equaviator]

...”And manned space flight is a tremendous waste of tax-payer money.”...

We don’t need another hero? I think we do...a crew or maybe even a family.

Sorry, make that a nuclear family.

[MinorityRepublican]

This will mean that the Russians will have a monopoly in space.

[SunkenCiv]

We won the space race years ago. Then (thanks to the Demwits) quit.

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[randomhero97]

This will mean that the Russians will have a monopoly in space.

They have for quite a while with orbital nuke platforms. The Chinese are well on their way as well.

[MinorityRepublican]

Seems like the Americans are just like the Spaniards in trying to maintain their “New World” empire.

[randomhero97]

Yeah, look what happened to the Armada.

[KevinDavis]

Sad.....



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[GeronL]

I thought we quit the space race?

[GeronL]

yup. i agree.

[DoughtyOne]

Sheesh, can’t I find just one person to disagree? ;-)

[morkfork]

It’s not just NASA’s fault. If they fail, there is h*ll to pay from government busybodies that expect perfection. Live in that culture long enough, that’s what you become.

[MinorityRepublican]

Only that our Armada is the Aircraft Carrier.

[El Sordo]

Sad, but probably true.

Though I still hold out hope.

[DoughtyOne]

Same here! Thank you.

[equaviator]

“It’s not just NASA’s fault. If they fail, there is h*ll to pay from government busybodies that expect perfection. Live in that culture long enough, that’s what you become.”

I think the same can be said of the relationship between the domestic auto industry and the government’s industry watchdog detail...The big problem is that there is only a very small fraction of them who can understand and appreciate the technologies quite like an engineer, scientist or doctor.

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