tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post5680060436815197484..comments2023-05-11T07:30:56.563-05:00Comments on Apollo Rock It!: Skyrockets in flightApollohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784886809452113158noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post-26569531168504760992008-12-19T15:03:00.000-06:002008-12-19T15:03:00.000-06:00Times are different and in the past Dems have alwa...Times are different and in the past Dems have always givin' the shit end of the stick to NASA and most organizations like that.<BR/><BR/>I want to believe that Obama is a different type of person who understands the need for andvances in technology. Only time will tell though.<BR/><BR/>Good luck! Don't drop the soap!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066097516314416022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post-39565542461035833922008-12-15T09:59:00.000-06:002008-12-15T09:59:00.000-06:00I understand where you're coming from with Obama b...I understand where you're coming from with Obama but I don't know who I <I>would</I> have had any confidence in, really. I don't think McCain, Clinton, or any politician has the know-how to staff NASA. I completely agree with you about the privatization of the space industry, too. The space industry should thrive on innovation and innovation thrives on the type of competition that privatization brings. Also, we could easily recapture public imagination by sending hot chicks to space. I think you're onto something there.Apollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784886809452113158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post-54113906384406267272008-12-15T09:00:00.000-06:002008-12-15T09:00:00.000-06:00Some friends and I were talking about this Saturda...Some friends and I were talking about this Saturday night. We don't have the vested interest that you do, but we're geeks who enjoy human triumph and learning. None of us have much confidence in Obama at all, let alone in his ability to successfully delegate responsibility for the space program. Our hope is that it should become increasingly privatized. Not only would it create jobs, but hopefully be more efficient at creation and experimentation, which would lead to more scientific and engineering breakthroughs. And then, you know, after all that, capture the public imagination again. And then we could <A HREF="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=QW-MOON&Category_Code=QW" REL="nofollow">Return to the Moon with Hot Chicks</A>!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com