/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.1992262]

So... with the Republicans winning a big majority in the House and splitting the Senate, is it safe to say NASA won't be getting those appropriations?

[Anonymous No.1992273]

If they do they will blow it on some derp fuck like consolation or extended shuttle missions

[Anonymous No.1992270]

>he still thinks the government can into space

[Anonymous No.1992278]

I believe so.

[Anonymous No.1992279]

And this is why we can't have good things.

[Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. No.1992286]

>>1992262
; _ ;
>>1992270
>he thinks corporations give a shit about space exploration

[Anonymous No.1992291]

who cares?

when one of the PRIMARY goals of nasa is to "make islamic nations feel better about their past scientific accomplishments"

that's not science.

[Anonymous No.1992302]

>>1992291

>>when one of the PRIMARY goals of nasa is to "make islamic nations feel better about their past scientific accomplishments"

Link? I was under the impression their primary goal was a manned asteroid mission in 2015 and a Mars mission by 2030.

[Anonymous No.1992317]

>>implying the difference between American Rep/Dem is significant
>>Implying special interests wont continue to dictate what happens due to legalized bribery under the labels "Lobbying" and "campaign donations"
>>Implying the Status Quo in Murika will ever change until the people there realize they are being played.


derppity herppity derp.

[Anonymous No.1992329]

>>1992291
Seriously... still with that bullshit? Did anyone but the dumbest of the dumb ever honestly fucking believe that PR goals were higher up on the list than science and space exploration?

Get out dude... just get the fuck out.

[Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. No.1992339]

>>1992317
Didn't some guy say that a revolution happens when there are is no food for a day or something?

[Anonymous No.1992338]

>>1992317

This.

2010 election changes nothing.

[Anonymous No.1992364]

>>1992339
Well a revolution does often happen when a country or community is not giving its people enough resources, but as quickly as "a day" is just exaggerating it.

[Anonymous No.1992366]

>>1992302
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/talktojazeera/2010/07/201071122234471970.html

excerpt here: http://michellemalkin.com/2010/07/06/the-left-stuff-nasas-muslim-outreach/

warning the blog is pretty rightwinged

[Anonymous No.1992465]

>>1992329

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/talktojazeera/2010/07/201071122234471970.html

check out time: 1:12-1:42

then you GTFO for being so WRONG

[Anonymous No.1992472]

>>1992302
>Link? I was under the impression their primary goal was a manned asteroid mission in 2015 and a Mars mission by 2030.
LMFAO

[Anonymous No.1992477]

Why do you think that? Conservatives have always been better to the space program than liberals.

[Anonymous No.1992479]

>mfw you fucking idiots don't understand the difference between a public relations goal and a REAL goal

NASA has always had a lot of low-priority pr goals - encouraging more international cooperation, getting kids excited about science and math, etc... none of these goals have ever had anywhere near the level of priority as... say... building a fucking space station, launching fucking rovers to fucking Mars, or designing new fucking LVs. This whole business about 'improving relations with the Muslim world' was no different, nothing but fucking pr.

Meanwhile, NASA is in danger of not having a fucking budget next year, despite one of the best pieces of space legislature in decades receiving a 75% vote in the House and a unanimous vote in the Senate because you dumb cunts are too busy freaking out over non-issues.

Get a grip on reality you fucking morons.

[Anonymous No.1992493]

>>1992479

this >>1992465
do you hear him say PR or any such? no.

do you hear him talk about canceling constellation? yes.

[Anonymous No.1992498]

>>1992479
>one of the best pieces of space legislature in decades
Are you talking about the vote that took away all of NASA's money and gave it to private space corporations? Are you high?

[Anonymous No.1992516]

>>1992493
Do you hear him specifically say that 'relations with the Muslim world' are more important than science, engineering, and exploration? - No

And canceling Constellation was the best decision that could have been made in this situation. Constellation was a decade behind if not more and was forcing massive cuts to actual science and research. The new approach will ensure a cheaper NASA LV sooner along with multiple commercial LVs.

[снайпер No.1992542]

>>1992498
For starters, it didn't take away any of NASA's money.

NASA still has all the cash they need to build a lift-vehicle, and now they've got the cash to buy commercial lift-vehicles and spacecraft as well.

Then there's the cancellation of the Constellation program, which was something like 5 years behind schedule after 4 years of development. [How that is even possible is one of the great mysteries of bureaucracies.]

[Anonymous No.1992889]

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GOD FUCKING DAMMIT CHILDREN
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republicans fund NASA more than democrats

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JUST QUIT WITH THE POLEMICS
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[Anonymous No.1993458]

>>1992889
>republicans fund NASA more than democrats
>implying NASA funding didn't receive one of its biggest funding cuts during the Nixon administration, and implying the second Bush administration didn't completely fucking fail to fund its own Constellation program to the point that we had to abandon it.

[Anonymous No.1993481]

>>1993458
>anecdotal argument
>mfw google works

[Anonymous No.1994996]

bump

[Anonymous No.1995155]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Q8UvJ1wvk

Rep Sci Budget > Dem Sci Budget

[Colonel Coffee Mug !phJ7yIcs.Q No.1995187]

>>1995155

>implying Republicans won't just try to revive the should-have-been-killed-long-ago Constellation program for all eternity while claiming SpaceX is all part of the "social-communist Obamacare Illuminati conspiracy"

[Anonymous No.1995202]

>implying we actually have anything to gain from space exploration and that it isn't a huge fucking waste of money and time

Maybe instead of wasting our money on giving a few astronomers jobs, we can actually use it to create more jobs for engineers and such at home

[Anonymous No.1995212]

>>1995202
How are there still people in the world who are this fucking retarded?

[Anonymous No.1995218]

>>1995187
The liberal hate is strong in this one.

[Anonymous No.1995220]

One can only hope the democratic congress approves the appropriations for the new NASA bill before the turnover

[Anonymous No.1995224]

>>1995218
Progressive ideologies are literally the only non retarded political concepts on the planet, stop being a moron.

[Anonymous No.1995227]

>>1995212
Who, people who want to waste money on a worthless space exploration program that will provide us with literally nothing? I know man, I can't believe there are still people like that

[Anonymous No.1995236]

> is it safe to say NASA won't be getting those appropriations?

Yeah you could say that. But only if you are a fucking retard who knows nothing about how laws/budgets are passed and modified in the US government.
>>1995220

Its already done you faggot.

is /sci/ really this dumb?

Am I being trolled here?

[Anonymous No.1995347]

>>1995227
Space exploration practically lead directly to almost all of the technology you're using right now, you stupid, stupid fuck.

[Anonymous No.1995514]

>>1995347
That and wars.

[Anonymous No.1995683]

>>1995236
An authorization bill was passed... an outline, nothing more. There's no guarantee appropriations will give them the funding