NASA Shade

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 09/27/2019 at 20:13 • Filed to: Spacelopnik

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Now, let’s talk about SLS. 

jimz > f86sabre 09/27/2019 at 20:19

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SNAP.

SpaceX is a great example of a company with grand vision, clear plans, and an effective way to keep Elon from sticking his ass into it all the time.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > f86sabre 09/27/2019 at 20:20

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Can you elaborate for us plebes who don’t follow rocket science?

My bird IS the word > f86sabre 09/27/2019 at 20:23

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still think putting another man/woman/whatever on another celestial body is a stupid waste of money. should be working on rocket efficiency/cost effectiveness

facw > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 09/27/2019 at 20:27

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SpaceX is giving a presentation on their new Starship Mk1 rocket tomorrow. This guy is implying that SpaceX should perhaps be more focused on getting the Crew Dragon to the ISS instead of messing around with Musk’s vanity project.

This may be true, but it seems to be suspiciously ignoring the fact that the more expensive Boeing commercial crew competitor is just as far behind, and NASA just signed a new contract with Lockheed for their Orion capsule (which in theory NASA has been managing), despite the fact Orion has been in development for 15 years and is massively behind schedule and over budget.

For Sweden > f86sabre 09/27/2019 at 20:37

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A little birdie told me Lockheed and the SLS capsule aren't exactly on schedule either

f86sabre > For Sweden 09/27/2019 at 21:06

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We are going to use proven, off the shelf technology to ensure timely and cost effective access to space...

Yep, not working out well. 

facw > f86sabre 09/27/2019 at 21:18

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There’s something about “We need something safer than the shuttle, so we’ll make a core stage based on the shuttle main tank (which was responsible for the loss of Columbia, though granted Orion will be in a less vulnerable place), and shuttle boosters (which were responsible for the loss of Challenger, though hopefully the figured out how to fix that beyond “don’t launch in the cold”)“...

Regardless of the safety implications though, the program has been a mess. And I really doubt giving Lockheed another “ cost plus” contract for Orion is going make things happen quickly. It seems like a recipe for things coming in late and at much greater cost, especially as NASA seems happy to pay out performance bonuses to their contractors even when performance targets were missed badly.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > f86sabre 09/27/2019 at 21:55

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At this rate Lockheed’s fusi on reactor is going to be ready sooner.

coqui70 > My bird IS the word 09/27/2019 at 22:34

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Or alternate heavy-lift technologies. Every year we fall a year behind in achieving the Star Trek future - and a year closer to the Matrix/Terminator one.

DipodomysDeserti > coqui70 09/27/2019 at 22:39

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The entire history of humanity tell you the future we’re headed for. It’s how we do.

coqui70 > DipodomysDeserti 09/27/2019 at 23:37

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Nah ... we just need to get enough smart and passionate people together to create the breakthroughs.

DipodomysDeserti > coqui70 09/27/2019 at 23:46

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Creative passionate people will continue to make breakthroughs. Society will decide whether or not to listen to them (it won’t).