NASA - How A Girdle Made The Moon Landing Possible
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 04:40
in Astronomy & Space
With the end of the space shuttle, we may also be seeing an end to manned space travel as a science endeavor. I am not saying we shouldn't send men into space, we certainly should, but it should be just that - a bold voyage into the unknown and not rationalized with science, where it is not a very good. Robots are cheaper and better and the Congressional hearings are less messy if a robot dies.President Obama likely agrees about robots, since he canceled the manned successor to the space shuttle, the Constellation project and there is no valid replacement in sight.read more