The Future Of NASA!!!

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is that really a bad thing????

i mean if the goverment cant aford it and companys will sponcer it....

as long as it doesnt limit the reserch i mean

Im all for that sort of thing. For enough money I will get product logos tatooed on my body.

NASA has no future. In the next few decades private organizations are going to take over the industry. It'll probably be compared to the illustrious Department of Fish and Game in years to come:cool:

If Mcdonald's wants to buy a pretty little picture on a spaceship for 50 million or whatever I would be all for it. :rolleyes:

Hey the russians sold out why can't we?

Originally posted by WellCookedFetus
Hey the russians sold out why can't we? That is the worst reasoning to do something.

Poor NASA would have a hard time selling advertizing on space objects. Who would read them?
Now, tourist trips they could sell easily if there were any rich people left.

I think NASA should follow russia's lead and start selling trips into space. I think they should even sell trips to the moon if they could make a profit off it.

The original intention was for the shuttle to pay for itself by launching commercial payloads. The Challenger incident, and the thre times higher than expected cost, eliminated this idea.

Huh, didn't know that. I can see how the challenger disaster put a dent in those plans.

Lets follow the mooninites lead and evolve beyond all rules and manners!

No seriously there is nothing wrong with NASA doing space tourism… they need the money BADLY!

Interesting but not Fair enough.I think companies dont have enough money to invest on such big time Projects which may fail somehow.Do you know how much a single Launch of a Sattelite costs?...Its tooooo much for these Companies to afford.May be if Bill gates is Interested?...then something could happen,but at present many Businessman are just afraid to invest in such big projects where success rate is not very Competitive.

Space tourism is Okay.But it still requires lots of money.Many companies are coming forward with Space hotels IDEA and i think its a good thing to happen.NASA should folllow the suit.It will,soon do that i presume...


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Lets follow the mooninites lead and evolve beyond all rules and manners!
I am already there my friend! ;)

Many companies are coming forward with Space hotels IDEA and i think its a good thing to happen.
You have any good links on this? I'd like to read about it...

Hi,

I gave a new thread recently on ASTRNONMY,EXOBIOLOGY AND COSMOLOGY forum here,christened as Space Tourism.Here's where i have mentioned the suff.

You could also consult Howstuffworks website for more info.



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I think there should be private organizations like NASA

Nasa has no future. I heard the news live and the second it was confirmed posted at the World Events category. It seems the Shuttle crashed over Texas. Disintegrated with 7 passengers aboard. The Israeli has everyone thinking foul play is involved. Challenger killed the space program for a decade.

How they going to get people off ISS then? they still have 3 other shuttles.

They still have people on the space station, and will continue to send shuttles up as neccessary. It is doubtful that Russia will stand-up to the plate. (Not sure if the Russian capsules can hold enough people anyhow)

soyuz was design for 2 and they have a crew of 3 on ISS!

Well they do have the evacuation soyoz attached to the ISS which will hold 3. However, that would leave nobody on the ISS... and I don't think they would leave it without supervision.

No lets just leave them up there to die then? Like what almost happened to the Mir cosmonauts after the Soviet union collapsed!

No lets just leave them up there to die then?

Whoa, calm down... we are not 'leaving them up there to die'. We are probably leaving the up there until we can get replacements sent. I was just saying that, in an emergency & if the shuttle is not available, they have an escape capsule to use. The capsule is probably the first means of escape anyway unless a shuttle just happens to be going up soon.

Good luck trying to buy life insurance if you are a shuttle astronaut. I don't like your chances. One of Mike Tysons sparring partners would have better luck.

Nasa predicted a disaster every 100 flights.... it's been 88 since Challenger. I think the insurance companies have a fairly good number to base rates on :/

persol. the shuttle just blew up.

Originally posted by Persol
Whoa, calm down... we are not 'leaving them up there to die'. We are probably leaving the up there until we can get replacements sent. I was just saying that, in an emergency & if the shuttle is not available, they have an escape capsule to use. The capsule is probably the first means of escape anyway unless a shuttle just happens to be going up soon.

I spoke with my friend that works for United Space Alliance and who was working this mission (but not during the re-entry phase). She said that the ISS astronauts are scheduled to be up there until June, and as you say tehy can be brought down using the soyuz capsule. They can also be re-supplied using soyuz capsules. So for the forseeable future the ISS crew is safe even if NASA has to ground the shuttle fleet.

Cthulhu,

We have so many Airbus crashes in a year,does that mean Air Industry has no future?:rolleyes:



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No future? Oh yeah. I did say that. Just depression. Nasa will ride over the bump. Forget I said that.
I was pointing out the possible blowout in insurance premiums. Those Shuttles aren't getting any younger and if I was an insurance salesman I'd think twice about selling life coverage to astronauts now. Seven just disintegrated close on the anniversary of the last Shuttle disaster.
Buisnesses have survived Sept 11 insurance hikes and Astronauts aren't joining for the possibility of a big death payout.

well that shuttle burned up couple days ago... they might not even have a future....

unless they use my idea.....

Oh and that would be :bugeye: