Comments on: Future NASA Projects

By: Michael Mealling

Michael Mealling — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:13:04 +0000

BTW, Steven Gonzalez at the JSC Advanced Planning Office Blog has an article up referencing these to polls:

http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/.....46708.html

By: BD

BD — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:31:53 +0000

A crewed mission to an asteroid would be a good thing, and it could be done with Ares/Orion, Altair not required.

By: Vladislaw

Vladislaw — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:47:31 +0000

It looks in order on mine for dates. Some of the comments are not about polls though. I thought it was just general conversation.

By: Jessy

Jessy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:33:08 +0000

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By: Michael Mealling

Michael Mealling — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:54:30 +0000

Is anyone else seeing oddness with comment ordering and comments from other posts leaking into this one? It looks like an article ID got corrupted somewhere.

By: Vladislaw

Vladislaw — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:18:12 +0000

I have did over 50 space polls and collected over 3000 votes in the last couple months. Those numbers are not quite what I am getting.

An international Fuel & supply station and IN space based ships for the creation of a “gas n’ go” commercial space economy tends to lead mine.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:45:30 +0000

When I was in the intel business, I learned the truth behind the adage that one shouldn’t attribute to malice what one can to ignorance.

It’s not a matter of playing favorites, but of speaking to what one knows. The only person in the Next Gen group that I know of that’s participated in something remotely similar to MDRS is Chris Gerty, who was in the NEEMO project.

So, instead of throwing rocks at OpenNASA for overlooking MDRS, perhaps we should instead be discussing how to get people from this cohort more engaged in such activities.

For example, how did you get involved, Keith? What does it take to be selected for a crew? What opportunities, if any, exist for younger professionals to participate?

By: Keith Cowing

Keith Cowing — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:35:53 +0000

MDRS has crews in it right now. Its overtly “participatory exploration” (even if their Internet connection is down). Yet no mention of these crews here. Curious. Looks like a game of favorites is being played.

By: Nella

Nella — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:50:24 +0000

I agree that NASA needs to develop an infrastructure to create a sustainable space industry through entreprenuership. I have long argued that NASA needs to focus on cheaper LEO access. But of late, I have changed my mind. The COTS program for ISS has made me rethink the proposition. NASA is on the right track with the Constellation program. ARES 5 if develop would enable NASA to launch several more manned satellites in a single mission around Earth orbit and develop fuel depots at Langrange points. Then by turning these satellites and fuel depots over to private companies and providing clawback subsidies and incentives should spur these companies to develop cheaper LEO access.

By: rquintanilla

rquintanilla — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:35:18 +0000

Michael,

I don’t know if the “science” has grown, but I think more funds show go into the engineering portion. Engineering efforts like the Space Station give scientist more infrastructure to do science. Hence, more engineering ==> more science.

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I was thinking that it would be cool if NASA sponsored a 1 billion dollar “X prize” type award for the first privately funded group that sends a human to the moon and successfully returns them to earth.

A billion dollar sticker might be enough of an incentive for the private industry to start its own space race. Meanwhile, NASA goes ahead and completes its moon mission. It is unlikely that an industry driven space race will beat NASA to the moon, but if the prize is started now they might be right behind us.