Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/16/2018 01:08 pmSTS-121 and those ECO Sensors pin connectors we all won't forget in a hurry!There, fixed that for ya.
STS-121 and those ECO Sensors pin connectors we all won't forget in a hurry!
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Quote from: Olaf on 05/22/2019 01:34 pmNew posthttps://waynehale.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/advising-nasa/Yes, his next big step in life. It's good to have someone who had to made tough decisions on these advisory committees.I found his concern about the committees not hearing from the public enough interesting.
I suppose if they keep having their meetings in Washington, that makes it difficult for a large number of people to provide input. Do they ever rotate their locations?
Blood and Money“The popular mind often pictures gigantic flying machines speeding across the Atlantic carrying innumerable passengers in a way analogous to our modern steam ships . . . it seems safe to say that such ideas are wholly visionary and even if the machine could get across with one or two passengers, the expense would be prohibitive to any but the capitalist who could use his own yacht.” –W. H. Pickering, 1910 The news in the aerospace business is abuzz with discussion about the cost of spaceflight: new studies on what Apollo actually cost back in the day, rumored estimates of the potential cost of the Artemis program through first landing, reports about cost overruns on some NASA activities. All this stimulated my thoughts about costs and finance.
He's right about the cost in blood. It is one we should, with open eyes, be willing to pay for a worthwhile endeavour.