Comments on: Constellation vs. The World http://www.opennasa.com/2009/01/02/constellation-vs-the-world/ Your NASA, My NASA, OUR NASA Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Specific_Impulse http://www.opennasa.com/2009/01/02/constellation-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-10574 Specific_Impulse Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:24:43 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=235#comment-10574 Constellation is just about the dumbest architecture you could imagine and is only optimized to maximize job synthesis by creating unneeded problems. This is hardly surprising due to the not-invented-here atmosphere at NASA headquarters. The leaders have almost to a man never been involved in the development of a major end item that actually flew. They are newbies that don' t have the sense to ask others, who have already solved many of their problems, how to make things work. The cost of this ignorance and bull-headedness is staggering. $4 Billion at present to get to a half-baked PDR on a rocket that can be replaced with existing inventory! This is near the cost that LM and Boeing spent on TWO new rockets and all the launch complexes. It is an insult to the taxpayer that this is even considered remotely acceptable. ARES and constellation are a disaster- just as Shuttle was in 1975. They will end up consuming the bulk of resources for decades and in the end will be killed as ineffective. But not before our overseas competition, having spent 10% of what we will have, is on the moon and laughing at our incompetence. Constellation is just about the dumbest architecture you could imagine and is only optimized to maximize job synthesis by creating unneeded problems. This is hardly surprising due to the not-invented-here atmosphere at NASA headquarters. The leaders have almost to a man never been involved in the development of a major end item that actually flew. They are newbies that don’ t have the sense to ask others, who have already solved many of their problems, how to make things work. The cost of this ignorance and bull-headedness is staggering. $4 Billion at present to get to a half-baked PDR on a rocket that can be replaced with existing inventory! This is near the cost that LM and Boeing spent on TWO new rockets and all the launch complexes. It is an insult to the taxpayer that this is even considered remotely acceptable.
ARES and constellation are a disaster- just as Shuttle was in 1975. They will end up consuming the bulk of resources for decades and in the end will be killed as ineffective. But not before our overseas competition, having spent 10% of what we will have, is on the moon and laughing at our incompetence.

]]> By: Line http://www.opennasa.com/2009/01/02/constellation-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-10129 Line Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:44:28 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=235#comment-10129 There were a couple of 40th anniversary interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts, and in addition to sharing what that incredible mission was like, they were asked for their thoughts on the current state of NASA and space exploration. Needless to say, they had some very strong opinions. One of them was that they didn't think the Apollo missions could happen today -- the environmental impact statements alone would keep the program grounded. It's really discouraging to look back at what NASA accomplished in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, and see where we are today. There were a couple of 40th anniversary interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts, and in addition to sharing what that incredible mission was like, they were asked for their thoughts on the current state of NASA and space exploration. Needless to say, they had some very strong opinions. One of them was that they didn’t think the Apollo missions could happen today — the environmental impact statements alone would keep the program grounded.

It’s really discouraging to look back at what NASA accomplished in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, and see where we are today.

]]> By: Brian http://www.opennasa.com/2009/01/02/constellation-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-10123 Brian Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:32:06 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=235#comment-10123 <a href="http://www.directlauncher.com/" rel="nofollow">DIRECT 2.0</a> is conspicuously missing from this list of Ares alternatives. DIRECT 2.0 is conspicuously missing from this list of Ares alternatives.

]]> By: John Cobarruvias http://www.opennasa.com/2009/01/02/constellation-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-10122 John Cobarruvias Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:24:31 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/?p=235#comment-10122 Who do you think gets the bulk of the money for NASA's budget? THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY!!!! Lockheed, Boeing, others. They are NOT the government. They are private companies sucking off the tax dollars. And unless you want more killed people in the space program you would stay away from the Space X folks. They are flying by the seat of their pants. Safety is not an option for them. Who do you think gets the bulk of the money for NASA’s budget? THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY!!!! Lockheed, Boeing, others. They are NOT the government. They are private companies sucking off the tax dollars.

And unless you want more killed people in the space program you would stay away from the Space X folks. They are flying by the seat of their pants.

Safety is not an option for them.

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