| Author | Message | ||
     Gregtonn |
So far this has flown pretty much under the radar. It would be great to see what private enterprise can do in space. http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/bre83f1bq-us-spac e-dragon/ G | ||
| Sparky |
This article re: SpaceX appeared in yesterday's Daily Breeze. It's pretty cool to see a local innovative company like SpaceX making progress in aerospace. Nearly everyday when I pass by their headquarters and the Tesla showroom at the Hawthorne airport I get a sense of pride and hope in what they're doing there. | ||
| Crusty |
That's the most hopeful and positive thing I've read in a long time. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Yup pretty cool, hope they pull it off. As a sci-fi reader for well over 40 years now it's long been one of my dreams to go into space. Thanks Mr Heinlein. | ||
| Crusty |
D.D. Harriman would be proud. | ||
| Birdy |
Glad to see it. While I was sad to see the shuttles go in a way I was glad. My hero were explores NOT grocery delivery boys. I think NASA got side-tracked into shuttle fever after the moon shots not really having a plan. IF they had had a plan and the funding (there's the rub) 30 years ago we might be on mars by now. There would be without a doubt a moon base. Let private ships deliver the grub and NASA get back to exploring. | ||
| Crusty |
NASA had a good plan for real spacecraft that could fly into space and return, back in the '70s. Senator Proxmire managed to kill most of their funding. The Shuttle was all NASA could afford after their money evaporated. Now, that jackass in the White House has killed NASAs funding for a manned Mars flight. History repeats itself. | ||
| Bandm |
Sounds like an attempt to duplicate the Boing/Bigelow CST-100 or the Lockheed Martin Orion and a step backwards from the very successful and ongoing X37 program, at several times the cost. What's 3.8 billion among friends? Sounds like a Solyndra to me. | ||
| Gregtonn |
"...a step backwards from the very successful and ongoing X37 program..." Well maybe except for this. "The X-37 was originally designed to be carried into orbit in the Space Shuttle's cargo bay..." Interesting concept but not the kind of heavy lifter you need to supply the Space Station. G | ||
| Bandm |
Nice try though. | ||
| Sparky |
Hurray, they did it!!! SpaceX Conquers the Last Frontier  (AP photo) No, the rocket wasn't launched from the Space Shuttle, but, I guess, the news agency just had to make a point, LOL. |
