The thing that pisses me right the fuck off is that shit like this has been consistently used as an excuse to even further justify the ever decreasing budget of NASA.
Granted, I think that Newt Gingrich is fucking crazy. But you know, despite how ludicrous he sounds, when he put forth the notion of a lunar colony applying to be our 51st state the other day in Florida, there was a part of me that was legitimately going "FUCK YEAH!!!!!" and throwing the horns like only Metallica or Black Sabbath could get me to do.
This is made even sadder by the fact that I just finished watching From The Earth To The Moon. It has been FORTY FUCKING YEARS since the last time we sent a manned mission to Luna. I want to know why the fuck we don't have these colonies ALREADY.
GRAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!
Okay. I'll stop polluting your memoriam. Got anything planned for this weekend? I think we're overdue for an extended chat.
The thing that pisses me right the fuck off is that shit like this has been consistently used as an excuse to even further justify the ever decreasing budget of NASA. Aye. Never mind the fact that there have been five space flight related incidences which resulted in death (and that's world-wide, not just in NASA), and the most recent of those may possibly have been prevented altogether if there had been more money in the budget to repair and overhaul the space craft (not that I'm saying the maintenance was sub-standard; those birds were retired decades past their intended lifespan).
I think we're overdue for an extended chat. I can do Saturday or Sunday between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. or Saturday after 8:00 p.m. (all times in Michigan time (EST)).
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Granted, I think that Newt Gingrich is fucking crazy. But you know, despite how ludicrous he sounds, when he put forth the notion of a lunar colony applying to be our 51st state the other day in Florida, there was a part of me that was legitimately going "FUCK YEAH!!!!!" and throwing the horns like only Metallica or Black Sabbath could get me to do.
This is made even sadder by the fact that I just finished watching From The Earth To The Moon. It has been FORTY FUCKING YEARS since the last time we sent a manned mission to Luna. I want to know why the fuck we don't have these colonies ALREADY.
GRAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!
Okay. I'll stop polluting your memoriam. Got anything planned for this weekend? I think we're overdue for an extended chat.
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Aye. Never mind the fact that there have been five space flight related incidences which resulted in death (and that's world-wide, not just in NASA), and the most recent of those may possibly have been prevented altogether if there had been more money in the budget to repair and overhaul the space craft (not that I'm saying the maintenance was sub-standard; those birds were retired decades past their intended lifespan).
I think we're overdue for an extended chat.
I can do Saturday or Sunday between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. or Saturday after 8:00 p.m. (all times in Michigan time (EST)).
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I'd do Saturday, except for the part where I have to go to work. :/
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