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NASA: Some Perspective on Winter 2014
NASA ^ | March | Earth Observatory - Where every day is Earth Day

Posted on 03/20/2014 2:49:38 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

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The title is taken from Portal to the Universe.

Reminiscent of the Obamacare gov site, the linked article from a NASA site, has this at the top [just in case it goes down]."

"Please note that the Earth Observatory website will be undergoing routine maintenance the morning of March 20th and may be unavailable. Thank you for your patience."

[It would appear that Earth is now the agency's BIG GREEN planet, not blue.] MORE FROM NASA:

Here's How NASA Thinks Society Will Collapse - Too much inequality and too few natural resources could leave the West vulnerable to a Roman Empire-style fall

1 posted on 03/20/2014 2:49:38 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
** Too much inequality and too few natural resources could leave the West vulnerable to a Roman Empire-style fall**


2 posted on 03/20/2014 2:53:32 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." ~ Henry Ford)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Northeast Megalopolis
3 posted on 03/20/2014 2:55:52 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: JoeProBono
Anomalie.


4 posted on 03/20/2014 2:56:28 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." ~ Henry Ford)
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“Americans now have more computer power in their smart phones than did the Pentagon in all its computer banks just 30 years ago. We board a sophisticated jet and assume that the flight is no more dangerous than crossing the street.

The downside of this complete reliance on computer gadgetry is a fundamental ignorance of what technology is. Smart machines are simply the pumps that deliver the water of knowledge — not knowledge itself.

What does it matter that millions of American students can communicate across thousands of miles instantly with their iPads and iPhones if a poorly educated generation increasingly has little to say?..............

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/373725/technology-and-wisdom-victor-davis-hanson


5 posted on 03/20/2014 3:03:02 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Nothing About Space Anymore
6 posted on 03/20/2014 3:24:45 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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NASA has become the pseudo-scientific arm of the Ministry of Truth.


7 posted on 03/20/2014 3:37:32 AM PDT by LambSlave
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People have noticed, thus.....

http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/nasa-asserts-its-new-strategic-plan-provides-clear-unified-and-long-term-direction

March 16, 2014: “According to NASA, its new strategic plan, released last week, provides the agency with a “clear, unified, and long-term direction” for all its activities. NASA’s previous strategic plan was criticized in a 2012 National Research Council (NRC) report requested by Congress that found a lack of “national consensus” on the agency’s strategic goals and objectives.

Government agencies are required to prepare strategic plans every four years in the year after a presidential election by the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sets detailed requirements for the plans. NASA was given an extra year to produce its last version as the Obama Administration debated the agency’s future, so it was released in 2011 rather than 2010.

The document states NASA’s vision and mission and explains the agency’s core values, goals and priorities.

In this new version, NASA’s Vision is articulated as:

“We reach for new heights and reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind.”

NASA’s Mission is:

“Drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, economic vitality, and stewardship of Earth.”

A comparison of the 2014 and 2011 strategic plans reveals few dramatic changes. Safety, integrity, teamwork and excellence remain the agency’s core values. The plan also reiterates sending humans to Mars as the agency’s long-term goal.

The addition of the words “space” and “aeronautics” to the mission statement is a significant change, however, and appears to respond to criticism of the 2011 version by the NRC committee..................”


8 posted on 03/20/2014 3:40:17 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: LambSlave
NASA has become the pseudo-scientific arm of the Ministry of Truth.

Not startling since John P. Holdren is Obama's Science and Technology Adviser.

9 posted on 03/20/2014 3:42:20 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3131554/posts?page=3#3 Well... I was close.
10 posted on 03/20/2014 3:51:25 AM PDT by Crazieman (Are you naive enough to think VOTING will fix this entrenched system?)
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I’d like to say you’re a visionary but...... : )


11 posted on 03/20/2014 3:57:08 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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These jerks are so predictable.


12 posted on 03/20/2014 4:04:28 AM PDT by Crazieman (Are you naive enough to think VOTING will fix this entrenched system?)
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To: LambSlave
Yup the Department of Muslim Outreach and Political Propaganda.

Close it down, along with many other alphabet agencies. Transfer manned flight to the Air Force. Give researchers at the universities $10 billion a year.

As for civilian space flight. Set aside another $10 billion a year for prizes for set goals in space. It has worked before.

13 posted on 03/20/2014 4:06:45 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Cruz/Palin 2016)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

So, that’s a relief. I thought my butt was freezing…Wait, NASA, Why don’t you add the saudi desert figures and make it a little pretzel?


14 posted on 03/20/2014 4:07:31 AM PDT by Eagletest (We know Global Warming is causing the terrorists to act aggressively.)
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For many residents of North America, the winter of 2013-14 has felt like one of the coldest in many years . . . a global scale, land temperatures for the December through February period were actually the tenth warmest in the modern record, according to NCDC, 0.87°C (1.57°F) above the 20th century average.

It just seemed cold. It just seemed like we were shoveling feet of snow repeatedly. Actually, it was bikini weather, the tenth warmest winter on record. If I distrust the record and the measurements, that's just because I'm ignorant.

15 posted on 03/20/2014 4:20:58 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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16 posted on 03/20/2014 4:46:59 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Bingo


17 posted on 03/20/2014 4:54:15 AM PDT by GOPJ (NASA: N othing A bout S pace A nymore - - FreperClearCase_guy)
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Holdren was previously the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at the Kennedy School of Government...wikipedia

WHOA - that's telling... long on being a 'true believer' - - short on science....

18 posted on 03/20/2014 4:57:41 AM PDT by GOPJ (NASA: N othing A bout S pace A nymore - - FreperClearCase_guy)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I was going to post the same link.

I remember when NASA was all about space exploration. Oh well, as long as muslims feel good about themselves while they are blowing people up and beheading them.


19 posted on 03/20/2014 5:01:18 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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It just seemed cold. It just seemed like we were shoveling feet of snow repeatedly. Actually, it was bikini weather, the tenth warmest winter on record.

That's gotta be it... we were dozing under our beach umbrellas, *dreaming* about shoveling snow and scraping ice from our car windshields!

20 posted on 03/20/2014 5:21:41 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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