Interesting. (Edit -- well, interesting as politics goes. Maybe not as interesting otherwise.) I would not have predicted seeing a news/press release from him first...anyone know if another representative came out with something before this?(The content of the release not as surprising.)
Quote from: psloss on 08/24/2011 10:26 pmInteresting. (Edit -- well, interesting as politics goes. Maybe not as interesting otherwise.) I would not have predicted seeing a news/press release from him first...anyone know if another representative came out with something before this?(The content of the release not as surprising.)I'm not surprised he was the first. He's quite the patriotic fellow when it comes to space, not liking the idea of relying on the Russians one bit! He is the most outspoken in that respect. A red-blooded American type.
I'm not surprised he was the first. He's quite the patriotic fellow when it comes to space, not liking the idea of relying on the Russians one bit! He is the most outspoken in that respect. A red-blooded American type.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 08/24/2011 10:32 pmQuote from: psloss on 08/24/2011 10:26 pmInteresting. (Edit -- well, interesting as politics goes. Maybe not as interesting otherwise.) I would not have predicted seeing a news/press release from him first...anyone know if another representative came out with something before this?(The content of the release not as surprising.)I'm not surprised he was the first. He's quite the patriotic fellow when it comes to space, not liking the idea of relying on the Russians one bit! He is the most outspoken in that respect. A red-blooded American type.Depends on what you mean by "patriotic...when it comes to space." I think of his space policy positions as being much more market-oriented than prestige-oriented.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 08/24/2011 10:32 pmI'm not surprised he was the first. He's quite the patriotic fellow when it comes to space, not liking the idea of relying on the Russians one bit! He is the most outspoken in that respect. A red-blooded American type.Yes, and the fact that SpaceX is based in California is definetely not a factor, and the resulting potential capital from CRS/Commercial crew flights for SpaceX is not a factor at all...
Quote from: Robotbeat on 08/24/2011 10:32 pmI'm not surprised he was the first. He's quite the patriotic fellow when it comes to space, not liking the idea of relying on the Russians one bit! He is the most outspoken in that respect. A red-blooded American type.Yes, and the fact that SpaceX is based in California is definetely not a factor, and the resulting potential capital from CRS/Commercial crew flights for SpaceX is not a factor at all And people complain about Utah and ATK
One thing NASA could do real quick is to try and buy from SpaceX the payload positions of the Orbcomm sattelites on COTS-2. SpaceX would be able to deorbit the second stage immediately after boosting Dragon to it's rendezvous orbit. This would obviate all of the safety reviews for those secondary payloads, which are said to be the last hurdles to clear before NASA approves combining the COTS-2 & -3 missions.
Those two aren't mutually exclusive. It's certainly possible to have a (domestic) market-oriented AND prestige-oriented space policy position. I'd imagine that's what he would say.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 08/24/2011 10:49 pmThose two aren't mutually exclusive. It's certainly possible to have a (domestic) market-oriented AND prestige-oriented space policy position. I'd imagine that's what he would say.I don't recall him making the prestige argument as much as others (who aren't advocating what he is, and vice versa). Which is why it's clever politically...the timing, too.
Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 08/24/2011 10:48 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 08/24/2011 10:32 pmI'm not surprised he was the first. He's quite the patriotic fellow when it comes to space, not liking the idea of relying on the Russians one bit! He is the most outspoken in that respect. A red-blooded American type.Yes, and the fact that SpaceX is based in California is definetely not a factor, and the resulting potential capital from CRS/Commercial crew flights for SpaceX is not a factor at all And people complain about Utah and ATK He is a rep and not a senator. Spacex is not in his district.
Quote from: Jim on 08/24/2011 10:50 pmQuote from: Ronsmytheiii on 08/24/2011 10:48 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 08/24/2011 10:32 pmI'm not surprised he was the first. He's quite the patriotic fellow when it comes to space, not liking the idea of relying on the Russians one bit! He is the most outspoken in that respect. A red-blooded American type.Yes, and the fact that SpaceX is based in California is definetely not a factor, and the resulting potential capital from CRS/Commercial crew flights for SpaceX is not a factor at all And people complain about Utah and ATK He is a rep and not a senator. Spacex is not in his district. Its right next door, and one district undoubtfully has an effect on the other...Not that I dont agree that the US does need a resupply/crew exchange vehicle. However at this time I am not so sure that both should be from one line, in this case SpaceX and Dragon as both will be grounded as seen with this Progress flight and Soyuz.
Quote from: Jim on 08/24/2011 10:50 pmHe is a rep and not a senator. Spacex is not in his district. Its right next door, and one district undoubtfully has an effect on the other...
He is a rep and not a senator. Spacex is not in his district.