humans have put people on the moon
we shot bach into space, and it's nearing the edge of our heliosphere
we put satelites around our planet that give us bad TV and cell phones
we sent satalites to jupiter
we built a space station
we sent RC cars to mars
we are trying to send more to mercury
we have not developed a cure to the common cold
this is a gross missallocation of resources
yes.
Nope, how many virus' have we found cures for? 1, maybe two?
I am shocked at the suggestion that we should be putting money to the eradication of lifeforms rather then the continued exploration of a space program.
viruses can't be cured. theyr'e like gundams for chromosomes. heavily armoured battle suits.
i'm all for exploring space..
but i bet aliens hate bach.
i bet aliens like lame techno music.
beep beep doomp beep beep
todays pseudomath lesson:
"gross missallocation of resources" does not equal "blow up nasa"
kim
Quote from: sakredchaoi'm all for exploring space..
but i bet aliens hate bach.
i bet aliens like lame techno music.
beep beep doomp beep beep
todays pseudomath lesson:
"gross missallocation of resources" does not equal "blow up nasa"
kim
you're right on both coutns. the aliens only like happy hardcore, and nucler rpg to the face equls "blow up nasa". nasa suxks let's steal their rockets and go pick up some aliens girls.
ALIENS.
LIKE.
GARETH.
GATES.
Don't ask how I got this information. It's disturbing, I know, but the truth had to come out eventually.
hey i'm all for stealing rockets! we should get some of those RC cars too and race them around the shuttle on the gazillion mile journey to sirius.
There are always going to be new illnesses that show up when we kill the old ones, so by the logic presented the human species would never leave this planet.
Quote from: sakredchaohumans have put people on the moon
we shot bach into space, and it's nearing the edge of our heliosphere
we put satelites around our planet that give us bad TV and cell phones
we sent satalites to jupiter
we built a space station
we sent RC cars to mars
we are trying to send more to mercury
we have not developed a cure to the common cold
this is a gross missallocation of resources
Do you have ANY idea what benefits we received from the space program, in terms of spin off technology, etc?
Any?
Quote from: The Good Reverend RogerQuote from: sakredchaohumans have put people on the moon
we shot bach into space, and it's nearing the edge of our heliosphere
we put satelites around our planet that give us bad TV and cell phones
we sent satalites to jupiter
we built a space station
we sent RC cars to mars
we are trying to send more to mercury
we have not developed a cure to the common cold
this is a gross missallocation of resources
Do you have ANY idea what benefits we received from the space program, in terms of spin off technology, etc?
Any?
Roger, spinning rockets are a bad thing.
Resident Yaw is the bane of rockets.
really cool pictures of jupiter.
and zero gravity shots in movies.
really bad television shows, and cell phones.
no, enlighten me. i mean, maybe i'm not giving spacebach a fair chance.
i googled 'space program benefits' and found this website
http://www.thespaceplace.com/nasa/spinoffs.html
PLANT RESEARCH - NASA research on future moon and Mars bases is investigating using plants for food
GOLF BALL AERODYNAMICS - A recently designed golf ball, which has 500 dimples arranged in a pattern of 60 spherical triangles, employs NASA aerodynamics technology
on the upside, however..
SOLAR ENERGY - NASA-pioneered photovoltaic power system for spacecraft applications was applied to programs to expand terrestrial applications as a viable alternative energy source in areas where no conventional power source exists.
Overall every dollar invested in the Apollo space program returned 9 dollars. I'm too lazy to retrieve the reference.
a great manythings we take for granted everyday are as ssuch as a direct result fo the space prgram, tho it may be dificult to detect because nobody sells nasa brand computers, toasters, or tang, among a hudnred thousand other products.
alto of it may seem frivolous int aht sense especially, but i reckon if anything is gona give the humanrace an excuse to get it's ass back in gear after a century of largess, it's what lies in space. part of the problem is after flying aroudn the world in a few hours for decades,a three year trip to amrs seems liek forever, when explorers of olde would spend lifetimes traveling to places they didn't even knwo existed let aloen coudl see in a telescope and send advance probes to.
besides the common cold is the product of millions upon millions of different virus strains, mutating constantly. the human immune system is the best cure for that.
Quote from: name goes herea great manythings we take for granted everyday are as ssuch as a direct result fo the space prgram, tho it may be dificult to detect because nobody sells nasa brand computers, toasters, or tang, among a hudnred thousand other products.
To which I have to ask, "Why!?"
Fuck, I can't find Tang anywhere, much less NASA Tang. That new citrus Listerine tastes a LOT like Tang, but it's definitely not for drinking. Trust me on that one.
eh. i like the space program, i mean. how else will we conquer other solar systems and create the galactic empire.
we have to start somewhere. we have to start sometime.
what better time than here? what better time than now?
Quote from: sakredchaoeh. i like the space program, i mean. how else will we conquer other solar systems and create the galactic empire.
we have to start somewhere. we have to start sometime.
what better time than here? what better time than now?
now mroe than ever.
the martians may already be preparing for our invasion forces.
Quote from: sakredchaohumans have put people on the moon
we shot bach into space, and it's nearing the edge of our heliosphere
we put satelites around our planet that give us bad TV and cell phones
we sent satalites to jupiter
we built a space station
we sent RC cars to mars
we are trying to send more to mercury
we have not developed a cure to the common cold
this is a gross missallocation of resources
actually NASA's function is to keep people out of space... We could quite easily eliminate the Need for terrestrial mining, cheaply too. The waste of resources we have spent on pissing around in the backyard is atrocious, I'll agree. What's even-more disgusting is that we refuse to mine space because of econominc monopolies by rabidly expansionist transnationals...
Mining, shit.
I want colonization.
Other spinoffs in this area include: ... sports bras
ok i'm a convert.. the space program was totally worth it. that is the best anti-gravity device ever.