-Every time the shuttle takes off it costs approximately 500 million dollars.
-There are 5 total shuttles each costing 1.7 billion dollars
-2 shuttles accidentally blew up and the other 3 are being thrown away after this year.
-The current mission costs 500 million and the goal is “delivery of a connecting module to the International Space Station that will increase its interior space.”…
-The space shuttle program alone has cost tax payers 174 billion
But hey…At least we got Velcro out of it.*
*not really, the Swiss engineer George de Mestral actually invented Velcro
What is our obligation to go to space right now? I just dont get it. What a waste.
Are you kidding me? It is the last frontier. It is entirely our obligation to explore space. It is a program that we MUST invest in for the good of humanity. What happens if we make a discovery that is useful to mankind?
What happens if we don’t and fly back with a bunch of rocks? We got enough rocks.
i heard that the technology to start building productive soy farms on the moon is only a few years away
Hector = stupid.
three words “scratch resistant lenses”
http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-nasa-inventions.htm
Just because you write some shitty blog doesn’t mean you’re the authority on things like this. If we dont keep progressing, what are our children going to do when we run out of food or dont have drinkable water?
I doubt some loser living in their parents basement even cares about the future of mankind anyways.
how come people always try to insult us by saying we live in our parents basement?
I actually do – thanks for the depression sandwich, Flynn.
haven’t you people seen the jetsons. enough said.
seriously though, i plan for my children to live a life that is at least as depressing as mine, if not slightly more so. them live in space, it think not.
dear morons,
there are people starving and without basic healthcare in this country and things are even worse around the world. lets fix that before we start soy farms on the moon.
really? NASA is a fundamental part of our scientific community
hey- where not talking about healthcare here. thats for another day. were talking about progressing the limits of the human limit. if that means pumping some money into the space program then i am all for it. we may not need soy farms on the moon, but we need to know whats beyond.
Soy farms on the moon, eh? I think I know where to invest our 1st quarter earnings!
you are dumb.
flynn- remove your head from your ass before speaking
we need to save the amalthean rainforests.
i agree with alec. do you have idea how many species of frogs live there?
This Flynn guy is a real loser
“If we dont keep progressing, what are our children going to do when we run out of food or dont have drinkable water? ”
Give us a break… In honor of your idiotic crybaby postings i will celebrate by using multiple styrofoam cups today and make sure all are disposed into recycling bins. FYI if you want to explore space go the fuck ahead and do it with YOUR own money asshole.