When I see a bureaucratic job title like "acting associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate," I start praying for the people on the manned missions. 🙏
Could be that they think this to be a good gamble for some upbeat, positive press for the White House. It is in the nature of pols to bet on a sure thing.
This is not, by any stretch of the imagination a 'Sure Thing'. I would be more inclined to believe that there are people working at NASA who are hoping for a spectacular failure, along with the death of the crew, to make Trump look bad.
NASA has more politicians working there, than scientists. They destroyed TWO space shuttles in totally preventable accidents, and they almost lost the last Artemis flight.
Exactly, this is not a 'Sure Thing'. The only thing, I think, that is important to them is what they think. They think the mission is a sure thing, a good gamble. They also thought that schmoozing up to Islam was a good thing to include as a NASA mission statement. What could go wrong?
In 1959, dad was part of the USAF's 864th Missile Squadron out of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This was in the heyday of the Space Race. He and his team were sent to Cape Canaveral to launch a Jupiter "C" rocket. We accompanied dad and spent the summer at Cocoa Beach. We observed IIRC, 16 rocket launches from just several miles away. It was the most spectacular thing I had ever seen. Still is. Watching them launch...the fiery thrust and flame, the bone rattling roar of the rocket engines. All of it hard to describe. You actually have to be there, seeing and hearing it to get the full effect. I was 11. I felt wondrous joy and pride, a whole gamut of emotions...and this was a few years before puberty. That was for 13 of the launches. There were 3 that were even more spectacular. They weren't really terrifying at the time...they were 10 time as spectacular because they blew the "F" up. What kid doesn't like fireworks, huge 'splosions and massive fireballs? I'll be praying for the astronauts and hoping NASA has their sh_t together.
When I see a bureaucratic job title like "acting associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate," I start praying for the people on the manned missions. 🙏
I will be in Orlando both those days, and while I love watching launches, I dread that one.
Yup. They're trying to beat SpaceX. NASA only makes political decisions these days.
Could be that they think this to be a good gamble for some upbeat, positive press for the White House. It is in the nature of pols to bet on a sure thing.
This is not, by any stretch of the imagination a 'Sure Thing'. I would be more inclined to believe that there are people working at NASA who are hoping for a spectacular failure, along with the death of the crew, to make Trump look bad.
NASA has more politicians working there, than scientists. They destroyed TWO space shuttles in totally preventable accidents, and they almost lost the last Artemis flight.
Exactly, this is not a 'Sure Thing'. The only thing, I think, that is important to them is what they think. They think the mission is a sure thing, a good gamble. They also thought that schmoozing up to Islam was a good thing to include as a NASA mission statement. What could go wrong?
It's not like there's no precedent for rushed launches that risk astronauts' lives. 🤬
In 1959, dad was part of the USAF's 864th Missile Squadron out of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This was in the heyday of the Space Race. He and his team were sent to Cape Canaveral to launch a Jupiter "C" rocket. We accompanied dad and spent the summer at Cocoa Beach. We observed IIRC, 16 rocket launches from just several miles away. It was the most spectacular thing I had ever seen. Still is. Watching them launch...the fiery thrust and flame, the bone rattling roar of the rocket engines. All of it hard to describe. You actually have to be there, seeing and hearing it to get the full effect. I was 11. I felt wondrous joy and pride, a whole gamut of emotions...and this was a few years before puberty. That was for 13 of the launches. There were 3 that were even more spectacular. They weren't really terrifying at the time...they were 10 time as spectacular because they blew the "F" up. What kid doesn't like fireworks, huge 'splosions and massive fireballs? I'll be praying for the astronauts and hoping NASA has their sh_t together.
Scheduled for April 1st......seems appropriate.
I think it's just a matter of they spent so much money on this so far, they may as well send it. But I don't know how far they are on the next one.