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• Commented on NASA Mentioned in Republican Presidential Debate

  I have worked on cost plus construction contracts before. Guess what! cost plus are a rip off and should be outlawed ! but for the fact that the customer agrees to be ripped off. Did Mr and Mrs tax payer...

• Commented on NASA Mentioned in Republican Presidential Debate

  Why is it that China seems to do a lot with little money ??? Could it be their space program is less corrupt?? They have a smaller space budget and have to work inside that budget maybe???? less (rocket science...

• Commented on NASA Mentioned in Republican Presidential Debate

  No doubt we can do more on less money, but we have to blow the overhead and profiteering out of the system before we can even plan rationally. Nottt in any ones interest to blow the overhead and profiteering out...

• Commented on Soyuz TMA-02M Arrives at ISS

  On ISS how much work do they do on going food there??? If we can't grow food in space or on other planets whats the point?? Shouldn't ISS be an agriculture center if we really plan to settle space???? cool...

• Commented on J-2X Ready For Testing

  What if spacex were to make a deal and SpaceX buys the engine from an existing manufacturer any idea how much it would cost per flight and how much lift capablity could it add?? trying to get a grasp of...

• Commented on J-2X Ready For Testing

  Thanks Steve Just put my bet in on the first falcon heavy flight on the SLS post in archive should any one want to look. I went for the long shot lol :)...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  Just a saw a show on parallel universes cracked me up lol year 3111 I'm at L1 living in a dam concrete bubble :) I'm a retired construction worker from the moon I worked on mostly churches (Yup things haven't...

• Commented on J-2X Ready For Testing

  little understanding of engines here what does this mean especially when Isp is a dog thanks :)...

• Commented on Three Letters NASA Users Complain About

  May I suggest that if you can't get through to the NASA site just type in NASA watch . . It's probably more informative and most likely more fun :)...

• Commented on NASAology.com

  and don't forget your OSHA book those frrrrrs can cost us a fortune!!!!!...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  I first heard the term out of the box froml a school teacher that was being interveiwed to teach low kids. She was told that the job required someone who could teach out of the box. Meaning be able to...

• Commented on NASAology.com

  had a few other thoughts As college boy on first construction job I was told this by my project manager an ex site construction super Mike Mike said look college boy your job is easy you don't DO much First,...

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  bigger is not better only leads to layers of management you know guys who can't hear without a slide show on the screen or pie chart in front of them??? How did he put it in the settlement video??? tie...

• Commented on NASAology.com

  Isn't that what happened in the banking industry years back lots of mom and pop banks wasn't that better than now??? one baank ate the other bank to save manament cost then they got so big they eat on us???...

• Commented on NASAology.com

  heard song music on nasa watch a few notes anyway here is a little idea for you great song writers what if you could build a space industry like tinker is trying to settle how many peple does it take...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  P.S. It has been a fun thread, hasn't it. :D yup it has :) and I see what your doing trying to close out this thread so I don't tell what they REALLY did on the first falcon heavy flight...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  Joe I hope you understand What if every one in the space industry started acting like spacex?? Well darn we would start settling outer space Prices would be cut to the bone. What would poor Keith do? reading nasa watch...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  Joe do you see what he is doing? Beware!!!! He is just like those spacex guys stealing old ideas that others created. Then refining them and putting them to new successful uses. SHAME ON YOU TINKER! Don't you know that...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  tinker as noofcsq said in another thread you have to listen to the over all music. I so agree. I feel that your tinker lifter in this thread is another beautiful piece of music. I'm kinda sorry I brought up...

• Commented on NASAology.com

  I have never worked for nasa but I can tell you this I'm just an old construction super Its pretty simple as I see it When I would gather some people together to build a church. In the end we...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  Joe your answer is in this book The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, about a lunar colony's revolt against rule from Earth. They revolt against earth and bomb...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  Chis thank you for the clear explanation. I had some understanding of all that but was not clear. The reason for my question is this can you safely use mirrors to grow food in space. If you can not you...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  does all radiation get reflected by mirrors or does some pass right through the glass.!!!!!!!!!...

• Commented on Reaction to OIG Report on MSL

  I remember getting sick in disbelief when I saw the range on this thing. Got me dreaming about mars direct fuel makers or thinking hell just drop an all wheel Subaru with a big gas tank and just tell the...

• Commented on Reaction to OIG Report on MSL

  And you all just smiled at my Tesla converted Subaru rover idea with honda Asimo robots on the moon. Put the avatar drivers on Phobos :) May be able to pick up a sky crane cheap when they cancel this...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  The year is 3011 Here on earth most humans live in sky cities we get all our energy from space and much of our food. Much of the earth is a park now. all our sky cities were built in...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  I read on thanks for the info :) Chris The fundamental problem is that atmospheric drag increases with the cube of speed. Gravity is the same at any speed. So at some point, drag is a bigger problem than gravity...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  I hate to burst your bubble (sorry!), but as long as your bubble is getting lift from the atmosphere, you're also going to get drag. Have only read this far in this thread so far I wanted to respond before...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  The year is 2111 I live on the moon near Elon lunar city. I am of Chinese decent. It is a 100 years after SLS was proposed and 90 years after they flew their SLS heavy lift. It cost a...

• Commented on SLS: A Rocket NASA Doesn't Need and Can't (Won't) Build?

  note we never made vacuun bubble lifters till after we started living in space. Cause the best place to build one is in leo. you blow up a balloon the apply your skin coatings thanks tinker town zubrin city 2211...