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• Commented on Commercial Crew Hearing This Morning

  SpaceX just may walk away. And it would prove that NASA is too big to work. NASA could be in the death rolls now. Frantically trying to prove its existence. I hope NASA pulls its head out of its collective...

• Commented on Video: J-2X Rocket Engine Test

  Too bad they are going to "shelf" the J-2X until the 2030s. Your tax dollars at work. VR RE327...

• Commented on Steve Isakowitz Joins Virgin Galactic

  All of our best and brightest refuse to stay in government. Instead, they are going to the private sector. You know, where you can actually DO SOMETHING. VR RE327...

• Commented on Webb Costs Continue To Swell

  Wow, JWST the government pork program that just keeps on giving. This thing is an albatross that is going to kill SMD and astrophysics for decades if they do not terminate the program. VR RE327...

• Commented on Pushing for Solids, SSME etc. for SLS

  http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/teaparty-spaceexploration/2011/08/16/id/407529 It got some pub... VR RE327...

• Commented on Pushing for Solids, SSME etc. for SLS

  I find it hilarious that some people immediately freak out when they see something with the Tea Party. They do not bother to read what is written or critically think. This letter is a big deal, not only does it...

• Commented on Video: The Future of NASA with Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Neil deGrasse Tyson is so right. We just need to make sure we spend those dollars wisely and not to the lobbyists with the most money. We do not need the VAB anymore. We do not need the crawlers anymore....

• Commented on Being Clear As To Who Actually Cancelled The Shuttle

  Bush terminated the STS program. Bush made the fatal error of trusting Mike Griffin with billions of dollars and six years. We have nothing to show for it. It is debatable if Bush would have canceled the program if he...

• Commented on Congressional Move to Cancel Webb

  @RC What is good for the goose is clearly good for the gander. @dax It is so hard to fire GS types. Best thing to do if form a leper colony somewhere and let them go there to retire. Glad...

• Commented on JWST SRB: New Baseline Not Viable (Update)

  @Ali Where did Chris Scolese say it would be 2024? I am sorry to all the hard working men and women who did so much for JWST. The thing is a textbook example of how not to manage a project....

• Commented on TEA Party Releases Space Platform

  Wow, are you psychic? This is a very good platform. It is a great beginning point and allows NASA to truly partner with the private sector. The TEA Party will be one of the drivers with our nation's space debate....

• Commented on SLS Decision Soon?

  @Mark S Seriously, guys, can't you give it up? SLS SD-HLV was mandated by Congress in the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, and signed into law by the President over eight months ago. We all know the outstanding leadership provided...

• Commented on SLS Decision Soon?

  @Hamptonguy You Sir, are correct. We do need to "Right Size" NASA. This will include cutting staff. It will also, eventually, re-organizing and cutting centers. I know, I'll be laughed at for suggesting such a thing. But its the reality....

• Commented on Senators Come Out In Support of Open SLS Procurement Strategy

  As a fiscally responsible, limited government, and access to free markets type; I am completely elated with the senators from the great state of California. This letter has ramifications beyond words. VR RE327...

• Commented on Morpheus Lander Tests Today (Update)

  I am now convinced that people do not want this to succeed. First it was the successful first test. The craft ignited, spun wildly out of control, and the tether saved the craft. Now it is clear the Morpheus team...

• Commented on Lights In The Sky

  This was wonderful. Thank you to the reader for sending this in. Great Work!...

• Commented on A Closer Look at Bigelow Aerospace's Plans

  Even if SLS flew, and I personally do not think it will, you would need a BILLION dollar rocket to launch a 300 million dollar payload. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Mr. Biglow is incredibly intelligent and will have plans to scale...

• Commented on MPCV Is The New Way To Say Orion

  You know, with stunts like this, it makes me wonder how much longer non-space states and districts will put up with this? SpaceX is not the end all be all, but if SpaceX delivers by 2014, there are going to...

• Commented on SpaceX Responds To Forbes

  And this is the problem with NASA and Congress, they are full of Geos. Our government is so screwed up. Only in America can you build a new vehicle and be criticized for it; while at the exact same...

• Commented on Scolese: Webb Launch Could Slip to 2022-2024 (Updated)

  I hope someone has the fortitude to stand up to congress and say enough. We need a reboot. And we cannot even afford 20 million a year to restart 238Pu production. Epic Fail. VR TPIS RE327...

• Commented on Masten Signs Contract for Suborbital Launches From LC 36

  This is the new business model. Florida and Texas want it. California, with its regulations and business models, isn't as attractive. Which states want space and which states want to tax space? These are good jobs too. VR TPIS RE327...

• Commented on Scolese: Webb Launch Could Slip to 2022-2024 (Updated)

  I have never been a fan of JWST. I wanted it dead in 2007, now I want it dead even more. Kill it. JWST is the problem with NASA. NASA cannot manage big projects. The management team sold a bill...

• Commented on Commerical Space Advocates Focus On Congress

  Please, if you have not called, spoken directly to, or visited your congressman's or congresswoman's office, please do so. We need a push here and we can make this happen :) VR TPIS RE327...

• Commented on Delta 2 Resurgence

  Isn't competition grand? Falcon, Delta II, Delta IV, Atlas IV... This is the free market competing for business. Win/Win/Win/Win situation here. Win For NASA Win For ULA Win For SpaceX Win For ALL OF US Now about this Senate Launch...

• Commented on Video: Project Morpheus Tethered Test 4

  So when I click here: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html The first three things I see are: Shuttle - Retiring ISS - I agree Constellation - Failure Why can't Morpheus be on the front page? No, instead its buried under layers of bureaucracy and...

• Commented on SpaceX Explains Why They Beat China on Cost

  Constellation was 11.1 Billion from start up. These are real tangible numbers. It is going to be fun using these numbers in discussions. Especially with staffs not in space districts and states. This is the model NASA needs to adopt....

• Commented on Video: Morpheus Test Firing

  @morpheusone Thank you so much for that post. It was really enlightening. Keep Pressing! @spaceman It is obvious that this JSC team has never developed a new propulsion technology before. If I am wrong about that please correct my assumption....

• Commented on Video: Morpheus Test Firing

  Not going to signal anyone out here for their dubious comments here. I am just going to say we are all blessed to have someone like Matt Ondler who is open enough to share successes and failures. Clearly we had...

• Commented on Monopolizing ISS Access

  This will blow over. Russia won't stop Dragon, for if they do, it would really like a fire under the United States. JMHO VR TEA RE327...

• Commented on Rep. Posey Wants Return to the Moon by 2020

  This is just insanity. Insanity Defined: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. They people just do not get it... at all. VR TEA RE327...