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NASAs manned space efforts have devolved into a scam to divert funds into the state of Alabama. It literally can't build any manned space systems unless they ar
by valuearb 9y ago
NASAs manned space efforts have devolved into a scam to divert funds into the state of Alabama. It literally can't build any manned space systems unless they are gold plated and cost 20 times what they should.
- nathancahill 9y agoThe gold plating is for radiation shielding in space. It reflects more infrared radiation than other materials.
- sgt101 9y agoI thought it was to prevent corrosion in leo.. I understood that the upper atmosphere's interaction with high energy radiation creates a corona of ionized gas around the earth which is extremely eager to combine/corrode any material it makes contact with.
- SkyLX 9y agoCite some sources for your claims dude.
- mikeytown2 9y agoThe SLS rocket is crazy expensive. It's known as the Senate Launch System because of all the pork. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/5/10/14886570/nasa-space-launch-system-rocket-ula-blue-origin-spacex https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2...
- thearn4 9y agoi.e. what is sometimes called the "Alabama Space Mafia".
- aubiematt 9y agoThe question should be, would you rather your tax dollars go towards a War machine? Or supporting the move of intelligent people to 3rd world Alabama to hopefully balance out the crazies and racists?
- valuearb 9y agoI'd rather NASA cancel the SLS instead of spend $2B per launch, when they can then go ahead and contract with SpaceX and Blue Origin to launch similar vehicles for less than $200M per launch.