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Offline thundley4

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How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« on: January 04, 2011, 11:07:41 AM »
Well, not exactly the question posed by Stinky.

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Stinky The Clown   (1000+ posts)             Mon Jan-03-11 11:57 PM
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How do you feel with a largely missionless NASA?
   
NASA was once an organization that had people we admired, looked up to, considered heroes. Research associated with the space program gave us much more than Tang.

How do you feel about this?

A lot of squibble-squabble follows, but it takes a while to answer the OP.

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MannyGoldstein   (1000+ posts)             Tue Jan-04-11 12:02 AM
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2. Awful. It's like all of the 'can do' in America has fled screaming.   
   
I was a kid in the 1960s, the right stuff bled off into all of America, all of the world. There was nothing that couldn't be done to advance humankind.

Gone.

Thank Obama and his Muslim buddies and the globull warming crowd.

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Warren DeMontague   (1000+ posts)             Tue Jan-04-11 12:09 AM
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3. I think that the plan put forth by Obama can work, but it definitely needs direction.
   
Edited on Tue Jan-04-11 12:10 AM by Warren DeMontague
Originally I was of the mind that the Constellation program- imperfect and under-funded as it was- was at the very least a clear imperative to get us out of LEO, again.

But there are some solid arguments to be made for the direction we're going now, or at least the direction we could go. Allowing Elon Musk or other private ventures to take over the job of dealing with Low Earth Orbit could free up resources for real, bold exploration and discovery. Rather than re-engineering Apollo-on-Steroids we could pursue propulsion technologies like the VASIMR engine, which could conceivably shorten the time of a manned trip to Mars to around 39 days out.

I remain committed to peaceful, vigorous, manned and unmanned exploration of the universe. If anything, we (and NASA) need more $ for this very important human endeavour, and not just because every dollar we've put into space exploration has paid off in spades.

What? Privatize government work?

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Dave From Canada (851 posts)           Tue Jan-04-11 12:18 AM
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10. Now NASA works on important stuff, like Muslim self-esteem.

Alert !!! Alert !!11 eleventy!!!

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Warren DeMontague   (1000+ posts)             Tue Jan-04-11 12:22 AM
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17. Wow. FOX News Talking Points, Much?
   
That line is a giant crock.
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Truth hurts, doesn't it?

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Dave From Canada (851 posts)           Tue Jan-04-11 12:26 AM
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20. Actually, you can go on YouTube and listen to the NASA chief say it for himself. No Fox News needed

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Warren DeMontague   (1000+ posts)             Tue Jan-04-11 12:29 AM
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21. Media Matters: "Yet again, Obama official says 'Muslim,' right-wing media freak-out follows"
   
Edited on Tue Jan-04-11 12:29 AM by Warren DeMontague
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201007060005

If you're really interested in what NASA is actually doing these days, there are plenty of sources to find out.

http://nasa.gov

The DUmmie will take the word of the Obama spin machine over hearing the words coming from the mouth of the NASA administrator.

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Dave From Canada (851 posts)           Tue Jan-04-11 12:34 AM
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26. And do you think Muslim outreach is something NASA should be involved in? I agree there was a
   
freak out about it. But it still doesn't mean that's what NASA should be involved in.

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Warren DeMontague   (1000+ posts)             Tue Jan-04-11 03:04 AM
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47. I think Bolden's words were taken completely out of context and blown into something they weren't.
   
Should we be cooperating with Muslim nations on space exploration? Sure, just like we should be cooperating with all nations. I also happen to think that science makes for an excellent antidote to backwards-ass religious fundamentalism, as a general rule.

That's the problem with you DUmmies. One of the problems anyway.  Anything Obumbler says that you don't like, you refute it by saying it was taken out of context.

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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2011, 11:40:46 AM »
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2. Awful. It's like all of the 'can do' in America has fled screaming. I was a kid in the 1960s, the right stuff bled off into all of America, all of the world. There was nothing that couldn't be done to advance humankind.
Gone.
You can thank your liberalism and your diversity bull crap for that noise.
Remember when the in experienced community organizer wanted to name the war in Iraq, The Overseas Contigency Operation"? He didn't want to hurt anybody's "feeellings".
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2011, 11:44:10 AM »
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26. And do you think Muslim outreach is something NASA should be involved in? I agree there was a
   
freak out about it. But it still doesn't mean that's what NASA should be involved in.
I much prefer the outreach to muslims conducted by the Marine Corps.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 11:45:56 AM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on January 04, 2011, 11:44:10 AM
I much prefer the outreach to muslims conducted by the Marine Corps.
I'm with you on that GOBUCKS! :-)
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 12:08:58 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on January 04, 2011, 11:44:10 AM
I much prefer the outreach to muslims conducted by the Marine Corps.

As do I, with equipment built by companies such as Barrett . . .
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 12:11:21 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on January 04, 2011, 12:08:58 PM
As do I, with equipment built by companies such as Barrett . . .
A non-union Tennessee manufacturing company.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2011, 12:26:11 PM »
I would rather have the Air Force reach out to the muslim world.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2011, 12:31:57 PM »
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MannyGoldstein   (1000+ posts)             Tue Jan-04-11 12:02 AM
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2. Awful. It's like all of the 'can do' in America has fled screaming.  
  
I was a kid in the 1960s, the right stuff bled off into all of America, all of the world. There was nothing that couldn't be done to advance humankind.

Gone.
Yes. It was killed by a sense of entitlement promoted by you and your fellow progressives. :bird:

We would have a moon base, an American flag on mars and nuclear space propulsion if not for progressives and enviroweenies.

I hope private spaceflight picks up.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2011, 12:33:14 PM »
What happened? Did they loose that section of the Koran that had "How to build a better missile."
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2011, 01:26:18 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on January 04, 2011, 12:33:14 PM
What happened? Did they loose that section of the Koran that had "How to build a better missile."

How does a science program reach out to a world of religious fanatics and just what is their goal.??

Why is NASA not in Hatti reaching out to help the Voodoo priests from being killed.??
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2011, 01:43:15 PM »
If by outreach you mean a free trip to the sun, I'm all for it!
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2011, 02:09:47 PM »
Quote from: Attero Dominatus on January 04, 2011, 12:31:57 PM
Yes. It was killed by a sense of entitlement promoted by you and your fellow progressives. :bird:

We would have a moon base, an American flag on mars and nuclear space propulsion if not for progressives and enviroweenies.

I hope private spaceflight picks up.

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       I hope private spaceflight picks up.

NO-NO,    I want to be able to look at the moon and stars without having a satellite whisking by blinking,  "Drink Diet Coke"
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2011, 02:44:10 PM »
Quote from: vesta111 on January 04, 2011, 02:09:47 PM
NO-NO,    I want to be able to look at the moon and stars without having a satellite whisking by blinking,  "Drink Diet Coke"

NASA was okay when we were still in the cold war and racing the Soviets but our government has ZERO interest in space exploration now, despite the fact that it is essential for the long term survival of our species. An asteroid or comet could hit and some part of us would have to survive. Right now, only private interests have any interests in space.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2011, 03:14:11 PM »
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I feel they need to get us back on the ****ing moon again and not worry about Muslims.

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NASA was okay when we were still in the cold war and racing the Soviets but our government has ZERO interest in space exploration now

The America needs a good competitor like the Soviets again, because that'll be the only way space exploration starts again.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2011, 03:19:44 PM »
Quote from: compaqxp on January 04, 2011, 03:14:11 PM
I feel they need to get us back on the ****ing moon again and not worry about Muslims.

The America needs a good competitor like the Soviets again, because that'll be the only way space exploration starts again.

The Russians are already planning a nuclear rocket (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5DQZOB6JSY). Nuclear rockets are essential for getting humans to Mars or farther out, but thanks to the enviroweenies, development in this country has seized.

Current nuclear technology can get even get an unmanned probe to the nearest stars within 50 years (Project Orion loaded with enough drive bombs or Project Daedalus if inertial confinement fusion proves to work). Further development of the technology could shorten the travel times even further.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2011, 03:22:35 PM »
Quote from: compaqxp on January 04, 2011, 03:14:11 PM
I feel they need to get us back on the ****ing moon again and not worry about Muslims.

The America needs a good competitor like the Soviets again, because that'll be the only way space exploration starts again.

We have one.  Problem is, hussein and the liberals have put us so deeply into debt to them, we won't have a chance to compete.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2011, 03:33:24 PM »
Quote from: wasp69 on January 04, 2011, 03:22:35 PM
We have one.  Problem is, hussein and the liberals have put us so deeply into debt to them, we won't have a chance to compete.

Yeah, when they laser targeted one of our satellites, we shoulda burned our IOU's! Act of war as far as I was concerned!
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #17 on: January 04, 2011, 04:46:23 PM »
How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?

If by 'outreach' one means launching the radicalized ones into outer space, then I'm all for it. If, however, one means extend extra courtesies to Muslims because they are Muslim - because of their religion - I would remind our liberal friends that unlike their complaints about allowing any religious group to use public space for an expression of their religion - such as a manger and/or menorah lighting in a park, a march or a protest, etc. - that this would actually be a church(mosque) & state issue.
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Re: How do you feel about NASA's outreach to Muslims?
« Reply #18 on: January 04, 2011, 04:58:21 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on January 04, 2011, 11:44:10 AM
I much prefer the outreach to muslims conducted by the Marine Corps.

Hear, hear!
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