ESA has announced a six month delay in the development of its service module for the Orion capsule.
ESA has announced a six month delay in the development of its service module for the Orion capsule.
Y’know, you can’t finish these government projects too quickly. Otherwise, the cash cow is gone and stops producing milk!
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ESA has announced a six month delay in the development of its service module for the Orion capsule.
Y’know, you can’t finish these government projects too quickly. Otherwise, the cash cow is gone and stops producing milk!
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In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
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What a cynic you are. Cows are people too.
I told you. Many times . This project Only exists for to funnel dollars into the What they Really Want
Who cares if they have a six month delay? It would just sit around in an expensive clean room for a few decades waiting for SLS.
Any comment on this, Bob?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/03/218538879/u-s-space-fence-radar-system-goes-silent-after-50-years
When this story appeared in early September I commented about it on Batchelor. This is not the prime method used to track objects in orbit (which remains in operation). Moreover, it is going to be replaced eventually by a more up-to-date system.
I notice that this NPR report conveniently leaves out the fact that this system is not the prime system used, thus giving the impression that its shutdown leaves us blind. It does not. But by leaving this minor detail out NPR does a great job of helping the government (which happens to be the military in this case) to lobby for more government funding.
I should add that this kind of reporting is very typical for NPR, and is one of the reasons I stopped listening to it. They biases and willingness to shill for the left just got too tiresome.
This is why you don’t want to do space as a international project. If anyone whats to slow down, they automaticly slow everyone down. The ultimate non competition.