End of a lengthy Era-Shuttle program shuts down
 

The cost/benefit worthiness of the space program has been debated ever since it started. How do we feel on this board? I'm saddened by it. Curiosity drives learning.

End of an era for shuttle, and NASA - CBS News


Sorry! I just noticed the other thread. I should always have my coffee before posting ;-X

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As I understand this, it is moving to the private sector.. maybe appropriately.

NASA is now pursuing other venues, with bigger rockets to reach other places..

Drudge, of course, is insinuating that Obama for ended this segment of history, while in reality it has gone on for a while.. but some will just follow along.

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Obama: the President who killed the space program

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Drudge thanks you, for following along.

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He's killing the country.

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Shouldn't you like that?

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40 year old tech, its almost certainly time to retire it. Its also almost certainly time to roll out something better; but that costs money and there's no instant gratification and this generation is simply too obsessed with driving taxes down to zero. Hopefully when all the grade school kids of today grow up their priorities will be different and we can go back to expanding our understanding of what's out there.

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1969 - Man walks on the Moon.
2011 - Our greatest achievmnent in manned space missions happened in 1969

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Manned space missions aren't the only yardstick, though.

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Oh I know....

as we speak to each other via the internet, connected by satellites and wireless tech. We can't even count the tech advancements we now use because of of the space era.


Its just strange thats all....as a kid growing up during the shuttle era, I would've thought we'd be a lot further along by 2011 thats all. Its kinda depressing.


But then I look at advancements like the Snuggie, or the fact that I have 84 different ways to shop from home, or the fried twinkie and I'm satisfied with the direction of mankind.