Comments on: More talk (and denials) of a Plan B at NASA http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Library: A Round-up of Reading « Res Communis http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-292287 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:37:55 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-292287 […] More talk (and denials) of a Plan B at NASA – Space Politics […]

]]> By: Rand Simberg http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291754 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:46:20 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291754 What this is, is the same thing that Obama did with the GOP. make them look like idiots on TV (SAVE OUR JOBS) and then go boldly onward.

He made Paul Ryan look like an idiot on TV? And here I was, thinking it was the other way around.

]]> By: Bennett http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291752 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:30:37 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291752 “be” flip or a troll

]]> By: Bennett http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291751 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:29:05 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291751 I’m not trying to flip or a troll with this, but the parent in me is bothered when otherwise brilliant people don’t seem to get the difference between “than” and “then”.

“then” is a time sequence word, ie: I choose my groceries, then I pay the cashier.

“than” is a comparative word, ie: more than, less than, honey is better for you than sugar.

FWIW

]]> By: Robert G. Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291719 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:48:49 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291719 Trent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdAU_dBmu_Q&NR=1

or these people…

I understand their pain, it is their job, but in the end they are not living in reality. I love the guy who says “for every space job there are three created”.

reality …

Robert G. Oler

]]> By: googaw http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291717 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:40:00 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291717 Major Tom:
The opening statement from the appropriations chair was very good and worth reading

Yes, that’s a very good statement of the present situation. And the astronaut budgets are only going to get tighter as the depression and sovereign debt crisis make the next generation more aware of living on a budget, just like the 1930s generation. That giant sucking sound you hear coming is the baby boomers retiring and consuming ever larger chunks of the federal budget. Kind of like a black hole that will suck NASA and much else into it. Only projects of practical use will see their budgets increase. Astronauts had better learn to fly on a tight budget or they are not going to fly at all for the rest of our generation.

]]> By: Trent Waddington http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291713 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:00:44 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291713 Robert, these idiots? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSChW9HxAvI

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]]> By: Robert G. Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291696 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:33:41 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291696 Mark R. Whittington wrote @ March 24th, 2010 at 12:29 am

I posted the link

What this is, is the same thing that Obama did with the GOP. make them look like idiots on TV (SAVE OUR JOBS) and then go boldly onward.

There is no plan b.

Obama could flounder (he has certainly done that in the past) …but he could also have turned the corner, particularly when the GOP is just flat out of gas. Suntan John B. looks like an idiot.

Robert G. Oler

]]> By: Robert G. Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/23/more-talk-and-denials-of-a-plan-b-at-nasa/#comment-291695 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:31:12 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=3260#comment-291695 Major Tom wrote @ March 23rd, 2010 at 11:56 pm

apologies if the impression was that I was “concurring” with an opinion that I stated inferring it was something you stated.

A bit more precision would have been that I too concur that it was interesting.

It was well written and very thoughtful. The “inflection” points in it I found “fascinating”.

there are a few problems with an “alternate” plan.

The first is that there has to be a coherent one that is affordable (this is where of course the DIRECT apostles spring up)…

the second is that there has to be some yearning for it

the third is that industry has to want it (and other then ATK they dont)…and finally BHO Has just gotten major “juice” behind him.

This is (the health care), to mimic the VP ” a big fracken deal” and nothing suceeds like victory…Obama is going to do nothing for a bit except get stronger particularly with House Dems…who are now joined at the hip with him…and growing more and more to really “not like” The Republicans

sorry for the confusion

Robert G. Oler

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