Philosophy
I am a bit surprised by the results...4 [50%] think that man's sojourn into space should be suspended and reply on instruments and robots to gather more information while 4 [50%] wish to press on with man in space. I don't think the ones that voted against will be a deciding force to change the American, Russian, or Chinese plans. For some reason[s] the ISS will be occupied and supplied and politics will push man back to the moon with visions of Mars on the horizon. For some of us it is clear that money can be better spent with probes, satellites, robots...cheaper and safer. Too many lives have been lost working with a complicated and aged shuttle system. What has the ISS yielded for a dollar to dollar investment? While spectacular to see one dance on the moon coupled with global esteem and some political advantage, far more data about the moon has been gathered from other sources without human risk and cheaper.
Changing horizon of space exploration participants
Colonization or contamination?
Deceased--Ernst Stuhlinger
Deceased--Konrad Dannenberg
Deceased--Thomas F. Rogers
In remembrance...our space travelers
ISS--"dump or keep" poll
Space ethics
Space exploration?...Stephen Hawking's perspective
Sex in space--amusing but a problem
Sex in space--redux
Sex in space taken seriously
Space tourism?
Space travel...real issues
Value of space exploration?
Von Braun sketches for sale
- Is Manned Spaceflight Obsolete?
With new proposals for NASA on the table, it seems a good time to ask whether a manned flight to Mars -- the centerpiece of the Bush space priorities -- makes any sense and more generally whether sending people instead of robots into space makes sense....
- Man In Space--common Sense Statement
Well, it appears that "common sense" and logic are settling in at NASA. "Space review panel says moon, Mars out of reach" by Irene Klotz August 14th, 2009 Reuters The U.S. plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020 will not happen without a big boost...
- "retire Shuttles" Poll
Is it time to retire the current space shuttles? Yes...4 No...2 Well, Shuttle Atlantis lifted off without a problem today but faces issues of old age, space debris, risky Hubble Telescope repairs, docking with the ISS, and a trip back to Earth. The Shuttle...
- Space Exploration?...stephen Hawking's Perspective
I suppose one can dream but reality will shake the fantasy and cause doubt. "Why we should go into space" Lucy Hawking April 21st, 2007 NASA Lecture Series Changing horizon of space exploration participants Sex in space--amusing but a problem Space...
- Von Braun Sketches For Sale
Some cool sketches by Wernher von Braun will be up for auction today. "Von Braun Sketches to be Auctioned" by Clara Moskowitz October 14th, 2008 Space.com Sketches, diagrams, and letters from the pioneering rocket scientist Wernher von Braun will be...
Philosophy
"Manned space travel" poll
"Given the expense, complexity, and uncertainty of mankind traveling in space, should such enterprises be suspended and greater relevance be placed on unmanned instruments to garner data and knowledge."
I am a bit surprised by the results...4 [50%] think that man's sojourn into space should be suspended and reply on instruments and robots to gather more information while 4 [50%] wish to press on with man in space. I don't think the ones that voted against will be a deciding force to change the American, Russian, or Chinese plans. For some reason[s] the ISS will be occupied and supplied and politics will push man back to the moon with visions of Mars on the horizon. For some of us it is clear that money can be better spent with probes, satellites, robots...cheaper and safer. Too many lives have been lost working with a complicated and aged shuttle system. What has the ISS yielded for a dollar to dollar investment? While spectacular to see one dance on the moon coupled with global esteem and some political advantage, far more data about the moon has been gathered from other sources without human risk and cheaper.
Changing horizon of space exploration participants
Colonization or contamination?
Deceased--Ernst Stuhlinger
Deceased--Konrad Dannenberg
Deceased--Thomas F. Rogers
In remembrance...our space travelers
ISS--"dump or keep" poll
Space ethics
Space exploration?...Stephen Hawking's perspective
Sex in space--amusing but a problem
Sex in space--redux
Sex in space taken seriously
Space tourism?
Space travel...real issues
Value of space exploration?
Von Braun sketches for sale
- Is Manned Spaceflight Obsolete?
With new proposals for NASA on the table, it seems a good time to ask whether a manned flight to Mars -- the centerpiece of the Bush space priorities -- makes any sense and more generally whether sending people instead of robots into space makes sense....
- Man In Space--common Sense Statement
Well, it appears that "common sense" and logic are settling in at NASA. "Space review panel says moon, Mars out of reach" by Irene Klotz August 14th, 2009 Reuters The U.S. plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020 will not happen without a big boost...
- "retire Shuttles" Poll
Is it time to retire the current space shuttles? Yes...4 No...2 Well, Shuttle Atlantis lifted off without a problem today but faces issues of old age, space debris, risky Hubble Telescope repairs, docking with the ISS, and a trip back to Earth. The Shuttle...
- Space Exploration?...stephen Hawking's Perspective
I suppose one can dream but reality will shake the fantasy and cause doubt. "Why we should go into space" Lucy Hawking April 21st, 2007 NASA Lecture Series Changing horizon of space exploration participants Sex in space--amusing but a problem Space...
- Von Braun Sketches For Sale
Some cool sketches by Wernher von Braun will be up for auction today. "Von Braun Sketches to be Auctioned" by Clara Moskowitz October 14th, 2008 Space.com Sketches, diagrams, and letters from the pioneering rocket scientist Wernher von Braun will be...