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A sad sight
I went into work this evening (Moffett Field).
At the front gate, on the NASA sign, there is a memorial to the Columbia Astronauts.
It is just a table full of flowers, and a poster, but it was pretty sad.
I am sure that it really hurts home for the Ames people. They do so much work on the shuttle project there.
What a bummer.
The shuttle is a sign of American power, and ingenuity.
To see it come down in a ball of fire should be a sad sight in the eyes of all Americans, and in the eyes of the free world. I am sure it is.
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At the front gate, on the NASA sign, there is a memorial to the Columbia Astronauts.
It is just a table full of flowers, and a poster, but it was pretty sad.
I am sure that it really hurts home for the Ames people. They do so much work on the shuttle project there.
What a bummer.
The shuttle is a sign of American power, and ingenuity.
To see it come down in a ball of fire should be a sad sight in the eyes of all Americans, and in the eyes of the free world. I am sure it is.
Andy
w0rd... lets just hope people here don't forget that...
If the space program gets the ax or gets hacked up to fit a budget of $17.00, I'm gonna be REALLY disappointed in people.
If the space program gets the ax or gets hacked up to fit a budget of $17.00, I'm gonna be REALLY disappointed in people.
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Originally posted by brucelee
Word.
Man, what a terrible day that was. I'm so god damn proud to live in this country, it isnt even funny.
Word.
Man, what a terrible day that was. I'm so god damn proud to live in this country, it isnt even funny.
it just kind of sucks for the president, for all of this to happen while he is in office, not that i agree with the guy
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Originally posted by sjt
w0rd... lets just hope people here don't forget that...
If the space program gets the ax or gets hacked up to fit a budget of $17.00, I'm gonna be REALLY disappointed in people.
w0rd... lets just hope people here don't forget that...
If the space program gets the ax or gets hacked up to fit a budget of $17.00, I'm gonna be REALLY disappointed in people.
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Originally posted by veloLexus
NASA does come under a lot of undeserved scrutiny. Everyone seems to forget that they are largely responsible for the state of technology today and being a MAJOR contributor to getting the ball REALLY rolling in the 60's. Think about all of the inovations and patents that come from working on the space program and you realize that NASA is one of the few agencies that has one of the most mind boggling ROI's in the world. Hell, the patent on Velcro alone would have probably paid the national debt a few times over if NASA could actually collect on it.
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NASA does come under a lot of undeserved scrutiny. Everyone seems to forget that they are largely responsible for the state of technology today and being a MAJOR contributor to getting the ball REALLY rolling in the 60's. Think about all of the inovations and patents that come from working on the space program and you realize that NASA is one of the few agencies that has one of the most mind boggling ROI's in the world. Hell, the patent on Velcro alone would have probably paid the national debt a few times over if NASA could actually collect on it.
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that's actually a marketing ploy used by certain manufacturers... there are NO products invented because of the NASA projects or experiments up in space.. but rather, companies SELL items to NASA... and market themselves as a byproducts of NASA projects or experiments...
just like your example... velcro was not the product of any NASA project of experiments... it is however one of the first users of such products which was discovered here on earth, while walking through a field.
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Originally posted by suby_dude
velcro was not the product of any NASA project of experiments... it is however one of the first users of such products which was discovered here on earth, while walking through a field.
velcro was not the product of any NASA project of experiments... it is however one of the first users of such products which was discovered here on earth, while walking through a field.
I believe we owe space exploration to humanity. We can learn so many things about our own planet as well as the galaxy in which we live through NASA's space program.
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia are true American heros. May future generations dream of traveling to the stars, as have generations past.
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Originally posted by BlingBlingBlue
Would Velcro be available at your local hardware store today if it weren't for the space program? Perhaps, perhaps not. Wasn't ARPANET developed by NASA? I may be talking out of school, because I am not an expert on this subject, but my understanding is that ARPANET formed the basis of the internet...and was a NASA project.
I believe we owe space exploration to humanity. We can learn so many things about our own planet as well as the galaxy in which we live through NASA's space program.
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia are true American heros. May future generations dream of traveling to the stars, as have generations past.
Would Velcro be available at your local hardware store today if it weren't for the space program? Perhaps, perhaps not. Wasn't ARPANET developed by NASA? I may be talking out of school, because I am not an expert on this subject, but my understanding is that ARPANET formed the basis of the internet...and was a NASA project.
I believe we owe space exploration to humanity. We can learn so many things about our own planet as well as the galaxy in which we live through NASA's space program.
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia are true American heros. May future generations dream of traveling to the stars, as have generations past.
but i think there is a misconception that tons and tons of patents and products came from space projects... which is not true.... certain companies use the NASA name to market their products. i think teflon is something that comes to mind and also the drink tang...
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