Not a good week for Private spaceflight

[ChesusRice]

Galactic two just went down

 

[UncleBuck]

Galactic two just went down

thanks, obama.

 

[heckler73]

Yah, and Canada is catching heat for pasting a Canada logo onto a picture of the Canada Arm2 in action.

The version of the photo posted on federal government websites feature the logo on a part of the arm where such a logo doesn't exist on NASA versions of the photo. The Canadian Space Agency credits the photo to Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who has never flown in space. (Canadian Space Agency Tumblr blog)

Thanks Harperbola!

 

[ChesusRice]

Yah, and Canada is catching heat for pasting a Canada logo onto a picture of the Canada Arm2 in action.

The version of the photo posted on federal government websites feature the logo on a part of the arm where such a logo doesn't exist on NASA versions of the photo. The Canadian Space Agency credits the photo to Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who has never flown in space. (Canadian Space Agency Tumblr blog)
Thanks Harperbola!

it's supposed to be a dramatization of the arm in action.
I dont see nothing wrong with that

 

[UncleBuck]

this proves that the private sector is far superior to those fuck ups in government, like NASA.

 

[ChesusRice]

Yah, and Canada is catching heat for pasting a Canada logo onto a picture of the Canada Arm2 in action.

The version of the photo posted on federal government websites feature the logo on a part of the arm where such a logo doesn't exist on NASA versions of the photo. The Canadian Space Agency credits the photo to Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who has never flown in space. (Canadian Space Agency Tumblr blog)
Thanks Harperbola!

You know what Canadians should be pissed off about?
All the Americans pasting Canadian flags on their backpacks abroad so the natives wont think they are American

 

[sheskunk]

 

[UncleBuck]

could have all been prevented very easily.

 

[SmokeyDan]

this proves that the private sector is far superior to those fuck ups in government, like NASA.

Yeah because NASA has never lost a vehicle or an astronaut.

 

[UncleBuck]

Yeah because NASA has never lost a vehicle or an astronaut.

they have decades of mistakes and learning curve to take from and this shit happens?

the public sector is so far kicking the private sector's ass in space exploration.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

they have decades of mistakes and learning curve to take from and this shit happens?

the public sector is so far kicking the private sector's ass in space exploration.

This is Virgin Group. There are several other companies like SpaceX who are more competent. But your solution is just assume government does it better, so fuck SpaceX too.

Sit, no sit, down. Good puppy!

 

[Glaucoma]

they have decades of mistakes and learning curve to take from and this shit happens?

the public sector is so far kicking the private sector's ass in space exploration.

Space exploration? The only manned space exploration NASA ever did was land on the moon 6 times. Branson is selling rides, not exploring space. NASA is still king by a long shot.

This was a flight test of a new rocket engine. Shit happens. That's why they do flight tests with new technology.

Besides, it's not like NASA ever mastered it. A trip to space in our time is the single riskiest and most amazing flight you could possibly make. My dreams of being an astronaut ended when I grew too tall for NASA's space suits. =(

 

[ChesusRice]

This is Virgin Group. There are several other companies like SpaceX who are more competent. But your solution is just assume government does it better, so fuck SpaceX too.

Sit, no sit, down. Good puppy!

How many engineers does virgin group have in comparison to NASA?

 

[schuylaar]

this proves that the private sector is far superior to those fuck ups in government, like NASA.

NASA never made their own rockets..they went to outside contractors such as Lockheed.

 

[schuylaar]

How many engineers does virgin group have in comparison to NASA?

sadly, they have one less?

 

[ChesusRice]

NASA never made their own rockets..they went to outside contractors such as Lockheed.

IN dealing with Large goverment projects every day.
I can tell you NASA oversees everything lockheed did

 

[schuylaar]

You know what Canadians should be pissed off about?
All the Americans pasting Canadian flags on their backpacks abroad so the natives wont think they are American

whoa! capital idea, chesus!

 

[ChesusRice]

whoa! capital idea, chesus!

I didnt think of it

The Canada kit contains a T-shirt, flag pin (top right), patch and window decal (lower right). A quick reference guide titled "How to Speak Canadian, Eh?" is also thrown in.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6666338/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/american-abroad-try-traveling-canadian/

https://www.google.com/search?q=ame...8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGHP_enUS495&gws_rd=ssl

 

[UncleBuck]

Space exploration? The only manned space exploration NASA ever did was land on the moon 6 times.

that's stupid. you are stupid.

 

[SmokeyDan]

Space exploration? The only manned space exploration NASA ever did was land on the moon 6 times. Branson is selling rides, not exploring space. NASA is still king by a long shot.

This was a flight test of a new rocket engine. Shit happens. That's why they do flight tests with new technology.

Besides, it's not like NASA ever mastered it. A trip to space in our time is the single riskiest and most amazing flight you could possibly make. My dreams of being an astronaut ended when I grew too tall for NASA's space suits. =(

It doesn't have to be manned to be exploration.

Putting a man in the vehicle adds infinite qualities to be sure, but it also increases the cost and complexity.

IMO sending robots throughout the solar system is better than sending a man to mars.