tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post8026266265697723249..comments2023-05-11T07:30:56.563-05:00Comments on Apollo Rock It!: A rocket's not an easy thing to makeApollohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784886809452113158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post-11391260545498688702009-04-08T14:19:00.000-05:002009-04-08T14:19:00.000-05:00It's not a passing thing, LG. I still want to be a...It's not a passing thing, LG. I <I>still</I> want to be a ninja-pirate. Only now I'm making enough money to afford the necessary classes. But enough about that.<BR/><BR/>My biggest worry with the idea of scrapping Ares is just that NASA would lose any faith the public ever had in it. All these critics have other plans for our space program but seem to disregard the fact that they, too, will cost a shitload of money and that the public might be a little hesitant to hand it over after we've thrown out all the money and progress made thus far with Ares. You're right about a lot of people overlooking the technological advances, but I doubt we'll ever be able to do anything about that short of putting a NASA logo on every cellphone, microwave, and Tempurpedic® mattress in production. Oh, and Tang.Apollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784886809452113158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post-68222203896530529312009-04-08T13:52:00.000-05:002009-04-08T13:52:00.000-05:00As a teenager, I had always intended to go into th...As a teenager, I had always intended to go into the space program. It wasn't a passing thing like my kids are going through now, when they say they want to bake chocolate and go to the moon and be a ninja-pirate when they grow up, but I really was on the math and science track and intended fully to become an aerospace engineer. Some weird stuff happened in my life in high school, and I got utterly and totally derailed, but (as my mom would say) I've always had stars in my eyes.<BR/><BR/>I would hate for the Ares program to be scrapped, too. The shuttle has been used for so long, that people just take it for granted. That dumbfounds me. When I hear people say things about what a waste the space program (in general) is, I inevitably hear how the money could be put to better use back home. I don't think it could. NASA is really an excellent bargain in terms of money, and one of the best returns on our investment, but until people start seeing real results they can identify with -- and somehow television, cell phones, and computers aren't it. Somehow those everyday things are too commonplace to capture the public's imagination. I really have been hoping, at least, that Ares is a key to reigniting public opinion, so I cringe at the thoughts of just starting over.LadyGlutterhttp://www.ladyglutter.comnoreply@blogger.com