Comments on: In regards to the manned space program http://www.makinshitup.com/2010/11/in-regards-to-the-manned-space-program/ Shit I made up. Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:23:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: evil J http://www.makinshitup.com/2010/11/in-regards-to-the-manned-space-program/comment-page-1/#comment-20 evil J Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:01:25 +0000 http://www.makinshitup.com/?p=145#comment-20 Let me add this: The space shuttle program costs-- uh, costed-- on the order of $5 billion a year (give or take depending on which year). Let's put that in perspective. The TSA budget: $7 billion (them porno scanners ain't cheap!) Last year's GM bailout: $60 billion Amount the Fed just printed: $600 billion Put it this way: Last week, the Fed just printed and gave away enough money to fund the Shuttle for another 100 years. That said, can private industry do it better? Hells yeah. If Californians hadn't fucked up their state so bad, I'd be working for SpaceX right now, who designed, built, and flew a rocket for the same price NASA spend on their Ares I tower. Musk said he wants to retire on Mars, and damn if he doesn't have a good chance of doing just that. But should we cancel all government-funded human spaceflight before we have a private industry to fall back on? Hells no! Let me add this:

The space shuttle program costs– uh, costed– on the order of $5 billion a year (give or take depending on which year). Let’s put that in perspective.

The TSA budget: $7 billion (them porno scanners ain’t cheap!)
Last year’s GM bailout: $60 billion
Amount the Fed just printed: $600 billion

Put it this way: Last week, the Fed just printed and gave away enough money to fund the Shuttle for another 100 years.

That said, can private industry do it better? Hells yeah. If Californians hadn’t fucked up their state so bad, I’d be working for SpaceX right now, who designed, built, and flew a rocket for the same price NASA spend on their Ares I tower. Musk said he wants to retire on Mars, and damn if he doesn’t have a good chance of doing just that.

But should we cancel all government-funded human spaceflight before we have a private industry to fall back on? Hells no!

]]> By: vinnybove http://www.makinshitup.com/2010/11/in-regards-to-the-manned-space-program/comment-page-1/#comment-19 vinnybove Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:33:54 +0000 http://www.makinshitup.com/?p=145#comment-19 And of course I made a typo while writing about eloquence. Ironic. And of course I made a typo while writing about eloquence. Ironic.

]]> By: vinnybove http://www.makinshitup.com/2010/11/in-regards-to-the-manned-space-program/comment-page-1/#comment-18 vinnybove Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:32 +0000 http://www.makinshitup.com/?p=145#comment-18 I cannot say enough good things about this post. I know it's a topic that you're passionate about, but lots of people on the interwebs are passionate about things and then up posting blog entries that are amateurish, poorly-thought-out, one-sided and crass. You, sir, made an extremely convincing argument. While your interests were clear, you backed them up with facts and sound statements, and as a grammar nerd, I really appreciate the eloquently phraseology applied therein. Also, you managed to reach the reader on an emotional level and even sprinkle some of your trademark biting humor in there too. This was a professional-quality piece. I for one hope that it gets attention beyond the realm of this humble blog, and that in the future we see more of your insightful writing...you know, to go along with the hilarious angry rants. <:) I cannot say enough good things about this post. I know it’s a topic that you’re passionate about, but lots of people on the interwebs are passionate about things and then up posting blog entries that are amateurish, poorly-thought-out, one-sided and crass.

You, sir, made an extremely convincing argument. While your interests were clear, you backed them up with facts and sound statements, and as a grammar nerd, I really appreciate the eloquently phraseology applied therein.

Also, you managed to reach the reader on an emotional level and even sprinkle some of your trademark biting humor in there too.

This was a professional-quality piece. I for one hope that it gets attention beyond the realm of this humble blog, and that in the future we see more of your insightful writing…you know, to go along with the hilarious angry rants. <:)

]]>