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| monkey_man |
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let's just stop all scientific research while we're at it...
I agree no stem cell research either!! |
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| time is on my side |
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Poplar wrote:
i've always felt like people who can't get excited about the space program were lacking a bit in the imagination department.
I've always felt the same way. If the same old tired arguments (like what about the the problems we have right here at home or it cost too much money) were used during periods of history where there was great discovery or scientific research, where do you think mankind would be today???? If one had a choice between the Dark Ages(where mankind refused to go forward) or the technological revolution of the last 150 years, which one would you choose???
It's the willingness to take risk or be curious about the unknown that's made any progress possible. Cheers to those type of folks!!! |
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| nankerphelge |
Absolutely!
Unfortunately, when returns on investment are risky -- as they are in so many scientific fields -- it is difficult to convince anyone to "invest" -- especially when it is a government program subject to the whims of Congress who see far better ways to fund pet projects that get immediate reults for their reelection.
Bravo to NASA and all those who have contributed to its sucesses and endured its tragedies. |
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| Poplar |
Nanky, Time & Poplar will man the next mission!!!
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| pdog |
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Poplar wrote:
Nanky, Time & Poplar will man the next mission!!!
Better fund a mini bar! |
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| Poplar |
my outta space missions always include a full bar. |
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| pdog |
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Poplar wrote:
my outta space missions always include a full bar.
A six pack, some whippets, a few joints and maybe some acid... Don't leave earth without it! |
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| sirmoonie |
NASA blows doors - money well spent from every conceivable angle, and it carries into areas people don't even know it does. And as far as fuckups go, NASA usually investigates and admits its failures and moves on.
That said, I think we should send more monkeys into space.
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| pdog |
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sirmoonie wrote:
NASA blows doors - money well spent from every conceivable angle, and it carries into areas people don't even know it does. And as far as fuckups go, NASA usually investigates and admits its failures and moves on.
That said, I think we should send more monkeys into space.
Monkeys with beer. Have they researched the effects of drinking in space... Moonie, step up... |
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| Poplar |
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sirmoonie wrote:
it carries into areas people don't even know it does.
exactly! Anyone who thinks 'Tang' is all we have gained from the space program is sadly mistaken. |
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| pdog |
I'm gonna get me some poontang! |
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| stonedinaustralia |
i have a cousin who works for NASA
his area of expertise is the bends and hyperbaric chambers and the like which followed from his experiences as a diver
as far as i understand it he's with NASA working on and researching the effects of exposure to space on blood pressure and haemoglobin counts and stuff like that
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| MrPleasant |
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