Space Exploration

Are NASA's future missions and budget justified?

  • It's worth the time and expenditures

    Votes: 223 66.0%

  • Complete waste of money

    Votes: 41 12.1%

  • We need to explore, but not at the current cost

    Votes: 74 21.9%
  • Total voters
    338
#2,979
#2,979
CagleMtnVol said:
Seems like this should be all hands on deck?🤔

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"There is no need to worry, everything is fine, everything is under control.”

For some reason that doesn’t instill confidence.

The Zvezda module has been in space for more than 20 years so it’s not surprising it’s having issues. It may be time to accelerate an ISS replacement.
 
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twoffo said:
"There is no need to worry, everything is fine, everything is under control.”

For some reason that doesn’t instill confidence.

The Zvezda module has been in space for more than 20 years so it’s not surprising it’s having issues. It may be time to accelerate an ISS replacement.
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"Duct tape."

Why am I the first to suggest this?
 
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twoffo said:
I’m still a bit speechless when I see how SpaceX just uses whatever to get things done, and doesn’t wait for the perfect solution.

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SN9’s move to the pad seems imminent.
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It's the difference in a private corporation and a government agency.

If this was NASA, they'd commit a study, Congress would appoint an investigation and two years later, they'd finally roll the thing out.

A rolling stone gathers no moss. SpaceX is high intensity and supposedly a demanding place to work, but they do get things done.
 
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#2,991
I just noticed SN9 was placed on launch platform B. I think they have only used it for tank pressure tests until now.
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
I just noticed SN9 was placed on launch platform B. I think they have only used it for tank pressure tests until now.
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They’ve installed a lot of ground support equipment for the stand since that SN7.1 pressure test, so it will be a test of all the new infrastructure on the platform as well.
 
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Labpadre added another camera to his Boca Chica broadcasting empire; this one (now) sits on top of a shipping container he placed just across the road from the launch site.
Currently experiencing battery issues so it may not be live when you click the link.
 
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