Isn't dismantling the space program long overdue?

[Reptillian]

We could always close down Guantanamo and use that money for the space program.

At Guantanamo, a costly confinement - CNN.com

 

[Revoltingest]

We could always close down Guantanamo and use that money for the space program.
At Guantanamo, a costly confinement - CNN.com

Or kill 2 birds with one stone by establishing prison camps in space?
Hmmm....that kills only 1 bird.

 

[Reptillian]

Or kill 2 birds with one stone by establishing prison camps in space?
Hmmm....that kills only 1 bird.

I like the way you think! We can build it on the far side of the moon and call it the "Newt Gingrich Ultramaximum Security Prison" Yessiree...sendem to GUSP I say.

 

[Revoltingest]

I like the way you think! We can build it on the far side of the moon and call it the "Newt Gingrich Ultramaximum Security Prison" Yessiree...sendem to GUSP I say.

Nah....Newt was too mild.
I propose "Nixonland", which I imagine to be much like the cartoon "Superjail".

 

[Reptillian]

Nah....Newt was too mild.
I propose "Nixonland", which I imagine to be much like the cartoon "Superjail".

I'd never heard of Superjail, I'm going to watch some episodes after reading the wikipedia entry. It sounds like a cartoon I'd enjoy. A Nixon themed moon prison. Will the guards all be required to wear those rubber Nixon masks?

 

[Revoltingest]

Will the guards all be required to wear those rubber Nixon masks?

Sure....why not!

 

[Reptillian]

Sure....why not!

Prisoners won't have numbers, they'll just fall into one of two classes: Woodward or Bernstein.

 

[Ouroboros]

Here's one reason why we need NASA and an international cooperation to go to space:
Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31 - latimes.com

One day, one asteroid will not miss. We need a defense system, or we're rolling the dice with our survival.