Sorry @NASA...@MarcoRubio dared me to do it!
The U.S. isn't leading in human space exploration until it can send its astronauts into space on its own.
These two parts of the speech were interesting:Quote from: Vice President PenceAnd from this “Bridge to Space [KSC],” our nation will return to the Moon, and we will put American boots on the face of Mars. (Applause.) Quote from: Vice President PenceWe will maintain a constant presence in low-Earth orbit, and we will develop policies that will carry human space exploration across our solar system and ultimately into the vast expanse of space.https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/06/remarks-vice-president-kennedy-space-center
And from this “Bridge to Space [KSC],” our nation will return to the Moon, and we will put American boots on the face of Mars. (Applause.)
We will maintain a constant presence in low-Earth orbit, and we will develop policies that will carry human space exploration across our solar system and ultimately into the vast expanse of space.
I'll tip my hat to the new constitutionTake a bow for the new revolutionSmile and grin at the change all aroundPick up my guitar and playJust like yesterdayThen I'll get on my knees and prayWe don't get fooled again
Quote from: yg1968 on 07/07/2017 03:33 pmThe U.S. isn't leading in human space exploration until it can send its astronauts into space on its own.Space "exploration" is different than space "transportation". Riding in a Soyuz on the way to the ISS is not "exploration", it's "transportation".Human space "exploration" is what the ISS is all about, and there should be no question that the U.S. dominates today.
The ability to put men into space is the ability to lead in the eyes of the public.
An update on V.P. Pence touching the Orion component that had a sign saying "Do Not Touch", Pence says Senator Marco Rubio dared him to touch it.I'm sure no permanent harm was done to the part, but this Administration has a hard time explaining things in a straightforward way...
“Procedures require the hardware to be cleaned before tiles are bonded to the spacecraft, so touching the surface is absolutely okay,” said NASA spokeswoman Jen Rae Wang. “Otherwise, the hardware would have had a protective cover over it like the thermal heat shield, which was nearby.”
Even if it is private, but American, from my families point of view, it is American made, America leading using private companies. Some of my extended family doesn't even know about SpaceX landing rockets, they just don't keep up with the space program, and think everything space is NASA. Also, all they ever saw on the news was SpaceX "failing" because then crashed their rockets and didn't land them, even though the satellites made it to proper orbit. News is mostly negative, so they report any crashes, airline crashes, trains derailing, etc. It is up to us to spread the truth. The national news will not do it.
True, but my extended family is large and is a composite of American culture. Not many are interested in Space, and what they know, they hear about on the news. News can be mostly negative thus they want to cut spending on space.
Quote from: QuantumG on 07/07/2017 11:37 pm“Procedures require the hardware to be cleaned before tiles are bonded to the spacecraft, so touching the surface is absolutely okay,” said NASA spokeswoman Jen Rae Wang. “Otherwise, the hardware would have had a protective cover over it like the thermal heat shield, which was nearby.”So what was the sign for? Yeesh. I think someone told some NASA functionary to explain this away.
Quote from: Coastal Ron on 07/07/2017 11:29 pmAn update on V.P. Pence touching the Orion component that had a sign saying "Do Not Touch", Pence says Senator Marco Rubio dared him to touch it.I'm sure no permanent harm was done to the part, but this Administration has a hard time explaining things in a straightforward way...I think that was a joke. People have a hard time accepting this administration doesn't eat children three meals a day.