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• Commented on New NASA Online Game Snubs Macs And Other Operating Systems

  ROTFLMAO What happened to "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" Computer Gaming You have got to be kidding. Mac and Linux? Windows is the default release for computer games, if you want to game on a computer you...

• Commented on Dear Mike: Think Before You Gossip

  Seems a bit ironic to gossip over alleged gossip. Let me understand this, Griffin is accused of claiming that the 9th floor at NASA has been leaking info to this site. Where is this info coming from the 9th floor...

• Commented on EELV Providers Want A Hand Out to Enter Crew Launching Biz

  Appreciate your first hand feedback Space8. Sadly most of the folks here don't realize how much the "Commercial" side is subsidized, nor do they really care....

• Commented on O&C Building Shut Down for Obama Visit

  The irony, the Obama briefing in the same building where the Constellation office is. He comes for a speech, all vestiges of the program have to be removed and they get the day off....

• Commented on EELV Providers Want A Hand Out to Enter Crew Launching Biz

  Last I looked ULA doesn't pay much for facilities, why should they pay for this? Nothing new, there are no "real" commercial solutions....

• Commented on Is A Human Space Flight Compromise Emerging?

  Inline and Direct have the same issues in this case. Inline actually id'ed the issue Direct ignore the issues. Side mount isn't better from the design aspect, it just gets things done a bit quicker and allows use of existing...

• Commented on Is A Human Space Flight Compromise Emerging?

  Quote Martin "But what makes sidemount better than inline?" Direct requires a massive amount of new infrastructure, MLP, VAB platforms, Pad Access....

• Commented on Is A Human Space Flight Compromise Emerging?

  Not to mention you need something to stack the entire assemble on as the existing launch platforms won't work....

• Commented on Mike Griffin Update

  You have got to be kidding. It's ok to write something in a book, but not make a statement? As to advancing US space leadership, go back and take a look under the new admin we really aren't tasked with...

• Commented on Worrying About Who Gets Back First

  It's already been stated, but I suppose it takes more than once. The question isn’t is there a race to get to the moon, it’s “Who will be the first to have a manned Lunar outpost”, this is a big...

• Commented on Nelson's Compromise Emerges

  Great post(s), nice to actually see someone with some real info vs. the empty sails typically seen....

• Commented on GAO - NASA's Challenges Ahead

  Mike Schriber and Co. If you really want to keep flying Shuttle and start another program you time would be/would have been better suited working on educating the public on space and NASA's budget, vs. all the CxP/NASA bashing. Work...

• Commented on GAO - NASA's Challenges Ahead

  "It may have been said by Decastro as well but you're right, it doesn't matter. Obviously, USA stands to make money if shuttle operations continue. However, if the number of vehicles are reduced then the ground personnel to process them...

• Commented on GAO - NASA's Challenges Ahead

  "That's a very telling statement since you actually expose your own ignorance by making it. Richard Covey, CEO of United Space Alliance, has gone on record stating that USA could support continued Shuttle operations at low flight rates. This includes...

• Commented on Bolden Talks About The Constellation Team

  Great response. "Bold", etc with zero realistic plans, equals "zero". Unless you want to count imagining ways to get to Mars in a few weeks as a goal. Looking like the Imagineers at Disney will have some work....

• Commented on DIRECT Delusions

  Direct has been touted as quick to do, using current infrastructure it's crew never mention the following: New Launcher required (no hole under the ET) Pad Access (not even sure if the FSS could support this, Ares 1 scraps the...

• Commented on Time Magazine's Best Invention of the Year

  As this forum seems of one mind, I most likely wasting my time, but at any rate I’ll give it shot. Yes, Ares 1-X was cobbled together, as is Direct, SpaceBoosters, any LSP solution, Shuttle derived, etc. What was the...