Yes send Trump to the moon, or Mars......
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President Trump To NASA: I Want You Back On The Moon, Then Mars Next
- Thread starter Quetzal
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Waste of money.
Won't happen on his schedule anyway.
Harder than people think.
And living on Mars as Plan B is the fantasy of people who've watched too much STTNG.
Investment into aerospace technologies has almost always generated a financial return.
That is often said.
But that doesn't mean that throwing money at a problem is the most cost effective use.
The alternative is NASAs faster-cheaper-better approach to exploring the universe.
Also, NASA will claim more than is deserved. I recently searched for info about my old
haunts at Black & Decker Medical Products Division. Lo, I found a claim by NASA that
our projects were a spinoff of their technology. Balderdash! Although other B&D arms
did provide NASA with drilling technology for Moon surface sampling.
Yeah, we have hashed this out before. We agree on most parts, so I am willing to agree to disagree on this one.
I hear that many technologies were branched from NASA but I never dug deeper.
And some, like ablative technology, never led anywhere useful....except to NASA.
(I remember at Northrop all those experts needing a new line of work.)
But to toss you an olive branch, I'd prefer pouring money into a spendy Moon
or Mars mission than into another war. Just don't give up the more scientifically
valuable programs of unmanned exploration & remote sensing.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
I'm glad to hear NASA get any funding. That said, given his business background, a partnership with SpaceX and Boeing would seem to be a no-brainer.
NASA already has contracts with both, it will be interesting to see if those contracts/roles change as we move forward.
Hey. Please include me. I just left this post moments ago on another thread.
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Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
He also said he was going to be an ally of LBGT, and of course we know that didn't turn out to be true. And everything else he has lied about, I'm not getting my hopes up.
You bet!
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Yeah, given that he has already demonstrated a disdain for science, I doubt his sincerity.
tytlyf
Not Religious
Do you enjoy voting for a party that is speeding up the 'gone' process? And lying about the problem to enhance profits?
Misunderstood
Active Member
I am with you and am very excited. I love space and am glad to see any moment forward. I think it keeps us occupied with something other than war, and helps us increase technology that helps us in our daily lives.
Lester Tryon
Member
If the powers that be were more concerned with results than profit, many things would be possible. Inserting things into orbit with a solar array/battery powered railgun for instance. But it will not happen because the idea of not giving more money to big oil (rocket fuel) is anathema to our capitalist goverment.
Do you see any difficulties with using rail guns to launch things into orbit?
If the Big Oil conspiracy were so powerful, why is it that Americastan has
such a long history of using hydrogen as a propellant?
(Fossil fuel rocket propellant is more of a Soviet thingie.)
Ref...
NASA - Liquid Hydrogen--the Fuel of Choice for Space Exploration
Russian Rockets and Space Launchers | Historic Spacecraft
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Is this even feasible?
It's an old idea.
The high G loads & friction generated heat would be difficult problems to overcome.
G forces would greatly limit the size of objects so launched.
But there could be potential for anti-satellite guided warheads.
Oh, boy!
Something interesting I found....
NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit
But if we're to dream...
Space elevator - Wikipedia
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Lester Tryon
Member
You can't send people via railgun, as the resulting g-force from the rapid acceleration would squish them. Also, it's, as of now, a bit tricky to re-aim. However, if you know where in orbit you would like to have a space station/platform, it would be virtually cost free (after building) to launch "things".
Lester Tryon
Member
Things can be secured. Aerodynamics and heat ablative shielding. The rest is just math.