Bush increases funding for NASA!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-19 01:46am

SPOOFE on Spacebattles wrote:Well, I was never his biggest fan, but my support for the guy just doubled as he finally began doing something about one of my pet issues... Bush, apparently, has increased funding to NASA to develop a nuclear reactor propulsion system for the purpose of getting a man to Mars by 2010.

Relevant links and quotes:

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... 30117.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/spacedocument ... 63,00.html

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-19 01:49am

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-01-19 01:50am

The first good thing he has done in his administration yet

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-19 01:51am

Probably just wants to look for oil on Mars.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-01-19 01:54am

LOL...still amazed he put any funding to something I'm sure he has no idea what the acronym means.

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-01-19 01:56am

Now we can finally retaliate against whoever's been shooting our probes down.
Nuke Mars!

GrandMasterTerwynn · Post by **GrandMasterTerwynn** » 2003-01-19 02:07am

Shinova wrote:
SPOOFE on Spacebattles wrote:Well, I was never his biggest fan, but my support for the guy just doubled as he finally began doing something about one of my pet issues... Bush, apparently, has increased funding to NASA to develop a nuclear reactor propulsion system for the purpose of getting a man to Mars by 2010.

Relevant links and quotes:

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... 30117.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/spacedocument ... 63,00.html

Pshh, George is just trying to look good for his Daddy. George Sr. had the pipe dream of putting men on Mars by 2020 I think. And really, it's just another way for him to subvert the Nuclear Test Ban treaty and get SDI going. You can get people to Mars cheaply using ordinary chemical propellants. We could likely have gone to Mars already if it weren't for political foot-dragging.

Yes nuclear propulsion would be more efficient for space travel in the long-run, but I'm not sure I'd trust Dubya to help develop it.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-19 02:11am

Don't you mean Dubya's money and not Dubya himself?

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-01-19 02:16am

Blah, we should develope tech that benifits us (as in the world) and not worry about treaties that were made with countries that no longer exist.

IMHO.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-01-19 02:19am

I've seen the stories and I'm skeptical. Most seem to be heavily based on rumor.

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-01-19 02:32am

Note NASA's claims the emphasis of the project will be on nuclear reactors rather than nuclear rockets. Think for a moment about how much power a directed energy weapon requires and how best to generate it in the absense of virtually all resources.

Also consider that it would be far cheaper to obtain heavy&stupid SDI building materials (i.e. structural components, KE warheads, etc) by mining the moon and NEAs rather than by launching dumb mass from the ground. Nuclear rockets will certainly open the door to the NEAs and heavy-lift access the moon.

This sounds like a cover for SDI more than anything else.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-01-19 02:33am

Enlightenment wrote:Note NASA's claims the emphasis of the project will be on nuclear reactors rather than nuclear rockets. Think for a moment about how much power a directed energy weapon requires and how best to generate it in the absense of virtually all resources.

Also consider that it would be far cheaper to obtain heavy&stupid SDI building materials (i.e. structural components, KE warheads, etc) by mining the moon and NEAs rather than by launching dumb mass from the ground. Nuclear rockets will certainly open the door to the NEAs and heavy-lift access the moon.

This sounds like a cover for SDI more than anything else.

Weapons research has alway expanded into other area's.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-01-19 02:43am

Enlightenment wrote:Note NASA's claims the emphasis of the project will be on nuclear reactors rather than nuclear rockets. Think for a moment about how much power a directed energy weapon requires and how best to generate it in the absense of virtually all resources.

Also consider that it would be far cheaper to obtain heavy&stupid SDI building materials (i.e. structural components, KE warheads, etc) by mining the moon and NEAs rather than by launching dumb mass from the ground. Nuclear rockets will certainly open the door to the NEAs and heavy-lift access the moon.

This sounds like a cover for SDI more than anything else.

Name a technology, which is not dual use. Hint, there isn't one.

However the Guardian is a supermarket tabloid when it comes to reliability. I'd bet this is just one big load of crap.

Invader ZIm · Post by **Invader ZIm** » 2003-01-19 05:29am

Dalton wrote:Probably just wants to look for oil on Mars.

Imagine that: a productive reason to encourage space exploration. Why all we are missing now is Martians so we can steal their land and sell worthless beads to them.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-01-19 12:25pm

Dalton wrote:Probably just wants to look for oil on Mars.

Wow going into new territory in search of resources. I mean mankind has never done that before.

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-19 12:35pm

Now if only Bush could set a timetable for a manned mission to Mars like Kennedy did with the Moon, he'll really get my support!

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-19 12:58pm

And the promise of Martian cities would also get my full support...
(Imagines lots of futuristic cities with huge domes around them on Mars.)

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-01-19 01:02pm

I don't believe it. Might be to help is SDI by getting Nasa involved over the long term.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-01-19 01:03pm

Nevermind, seems like people have already covered what I said.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-19 01:23pm

CmdrWilkens wrote:
Dalton wrote:Probably just wants to look for oil on Mars.
Wow going into new territory in search of resources. I mean mankind has never done that before.

I detect a hint of sarcasm in your reply, but I assure you that I made that post in all seriousness.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2003-01-19 01:31pm

I'm pretty sceptical about this, but if it's true, then I might just be in place to get involved in it by the time it gets going...

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-01-19 01:34pm

Dalton wrote:
CmdrWilkens wrote:
Dalton wrote:Probably just wants to look for oil on Mars.
Wow going into new territory in search of resources. I mean mankind has never done that before.
I detect a hint of sarcasm in your reply, but I assure you that I made that post in all seriousness.

Yes the sarcasm was there because I was mocking your mocking. Humanity has always expanded into new realms in search of additional resorces and land in which to live. If Bush has the same motives then it merely confirms that he is human lets all stop pretending hes doing something evil here unless you want to condemn all the actions of all of humanity since we left the fertile crescent.

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-01-19 07:21pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:And the promise of Martian cities would also get my full support...
(Imagines lots of futuristic cities with huge domes around them on Mars.)

Personnally, I would prefer labor camps for the Fundies on Mars!!

drifter god · Post by **drifter god** » 2003-01-19 07:25pm

thank god, maybe there is hope for this president, at this rate, he wont be stoned out of office, maybe just tossed out.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-01-19 07:36pm

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

All right!!! Finally......space age must come.....must.....MUST!

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Jason

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