Recent content by fr rapp

one it wont take 12 refuelers and at least Space X is working on an actual craft. Boeing received over twice as much money to develop the commercial crew capsule than Space X and still doesn't have a viable craft yet boeing is a big money DUMP that 50 years worth of money could have been...

driving to florida to watch a shuttle launch in 82 with my grandfather and seeing him with his arm spread out (flying in for a landing at the runway) and feeling the "rumble in my bones at 5 miles away"

we can hope but you never know about these politicians they get something in their heads (i wont say brains as im not sure they have one) and you have to beat them over the head to change their thinking

and when we have another 5 billion people where do we put them or feed them getting colonies on other worlds is the only way to solve the problems. just try and tell a catholic they have to practice birth control

i think we should offer limited access (docking trials, ect) to the Chinese you never know when you need to be rescued or rescue some one. i know they have not been upfront about many things and have done a lot of government and industrial espionage. but we need to at least be neighborly...

this stands to reason of a sort, if i remember right the Romans used pig blood (we hope) to mix in to their concrete to make it set up under water , a similar process with urine or perhaps chemicals found on the moon or mars might help to make stronger structures we need to be doing...

a terrible waste if they do decomission it Possible sell it to a private org, to operate it and sell the data at a 0 sum price or see if donations to keep it operational at least a 5$ donation or such from the public might be just what it needs perhaps lockheed martin could do a crowd...

in thinking of experiments to send with Psyche to "Psyche" a return mission would be nice but a spider bot (might be better than a rover) with a base station to recharge at. The station could could also be a beacon/ relay for crafts in the asteroid belt maybe even a small telescope for...

be nice if space x would step up and back a deep space mission with lightsail

yes the fed has been very counterproductive they let Politics get in the way of what is good for the country and the world! at least we are getting some new blood in the space program . with spaceX and blue origin and the other new companies . if it was up to boeing and the older companies...

the Millenium Falcon because it the fastest junk heap out there!!! wish i had the money and room to buy one!! i still have my original set that i got back in the 60s just wish i had more time to get them out