tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post115411208171566428..comments2024-01-02T10:55:10.607-06:00Comments on Angry Astronomer: One expensive playhouseJon Voiseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11550625188837528980noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-50156123430808580552011-05-10T18:27:20.285-05:002011-05-10T18:27:20.285-05:00Don't worry Jon, as soon as the Democrats get ...Don't worry Jon, as soon as the Democrats get in to power in 2008 you'll find plenty to chastise democrat politicians over. <br><br>They are politicians and they offer power, and sadly there will always going to be organisations and people willing to bend, twist and break science for power and influence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-1154457695471288652006-08-01T13:41:00.000-05:002006-08-01T13:41:00.000-05:00I agree with Von Braun. The space station should ...I agree with Von Braun. The space station should be first. It's too late, of course, we've been to the Moon already.<BR/><BR/>I don't mind that we have built the playhouse. I mind that we spent so much money on it that we can't afford to do anything with it once it's finished. LLNL proposed that we use inflatable structures, if only to cut costs dramatically. Inflatables are in the news again, and for much less than $100,000,000,000.<BR/><BR/>As a stepping stone to Mars, the ISS lacks vision. Bone loss and other problems happen in long term zero g. But ISS does not investigate artificial gravity. Radiation shielding will be a serious problem getting to Mars. But ISS does not investigate shielding. Food recycling could help reduce the cost to getting to Mars. ISS does not investigate growing food in space. It's not even a very good hotel for space sex.<BR/><BR/>Who was it that was so stupid as to give the go ahead for this project? I want names.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934169832326108710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-1154342891079569162006-07-31T05:48:00.000-05:002006-07-31T05:48:00.000-05:00Don't worry Jon, as soon as the Democrats get in t...Don't worry Jon, as soon as the Democrats get in to power in 2008 you'll find plenty to chastise democrat politicians over. <BR/><BR/>They are politicians and they offer power, and sadly there will always going to be organisations and people willing to bend, twist and break science for power and influence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-1154149919805835652006-07-29T00:11:00.000-05:002006-07-29T00:11:00.000-05:00This is generally a part of my argument: that Bush...This is generally a part of my argument: that Bush needs <I>something</I> to pretend he's pro-science on since he vetos stem cell research and supports psuedo-science like ID. But I try to leave the politics out of this blog as much as possible, unless the stupid actions are <I>directly</I> related to a certain party.<BR/><BR/>And I'd be more than willing to chastize the Democrats on science policy. I just haven't found anything to chastize them for yet...Jon Voiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550625188837528980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-1154144405636886392006-07-28T22:40:00.000-05:002006-07-28T22:40:00.000-05:00But that's OK. That way Bush can tell the public h...But that's OK. That way Bush can tell the public he supports science while at the same time cutting of basic science that deals with a universe with EVOLUTION in it and which is a tad older than 6,000 years.Paul D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00535027161567978343noreply@blogger.com