Space ping.
Nobody loves the space stuff like me. I watched Apollo 11 live. I have to ask though. Why keep a labor intensive, expensive craft in service when private industry can launch satellites faster and cheaper than gov’t? Why go back to the moon? What’s there? Mars, nothing of much interest it’s dead. There comes a time when we have to sacrifice something and sadly, manned space flight needs to be one of those things at this point in time.
Obamah is Kicking NASA’s ASS !!
He knows that there is no longer any such thing as an astronaut, as soon as this last shuttle is over.
We'll just be passengers for the Russians. There will be cosmonauts, but no astronauts.
That's what really crushes the old pilots.
Former Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, spent part of his Sunday afternoon stumping for Sen. Barack Obama’s space agenda. On a conference call with reporters, Glenn backed Obama’s plans for NASA, saying Obama’s plans represent a reversal from funding cuts during the Bush administration. “I’m looking forward to working very closely with Barack Obama after he’s president,” said Glenn.... - August 17, 2008
The man sold his soul to BJ Clinton for one last ride into space on the Shuttle.
Glenn has very little credibility these days. The old man is hanging on to the last shreds for dear life!
John Glenn is from my county and IMHO is more of an old democrat. I’m not sure he’d be welcome in the Nancy Pelosi/Obama democratic parety?
“John Glenn: Keep space shuttles flying” Uhhh, Why? What has the “Space Shuttle” done but keep this country in Low Earth Orbit for the better part of 1/4 of a century. What “Scientific””Advances” has the Space Shuttle give us besides keeping that Money Pit of an “International Space Station” operational.