Comment originally posted at NASAWATCH
Interesting thread of reactions here. While I am too ignorant to agree or disagree with Bernie’s finer points, there are a few calls here to explain what the alternatives will be.
Why can’t a truly Shuttle-derived concept, say, Shuttle-C be flown? You get to keep the pads and VAB without major overhauls, [...]
Monthly Archive for December, 2008
Comment originally posted at NASAWATCH
Bernie is dead on, and it’s incredibly sad and frustrating that nobody sees this
I wrote a similar comment elsewhere, but it’s worth repeating: I have trouble believing the published odds of Space Shuttle failure are what they say they are. As Bernie points out, I believe they are based on incorrect [...]
Comment Response to NYTimes Pogue’s Posts:The Perils of Zero-Gravity Videography
Posted in Elsewhere around the Web, repost on Dec 15th, 2008
Original Comment posted at NYTimes Pogue’s Posts
For the record, I used to work for ZERO-G for a number of years, but was no longer employed with them when Matt’s flight took place.
I had known for a while that hard drive cameras and DVD cameras failed in microgravity. For the hard drive cameras, I suspected it [...]
Comment Originally Posted at NASAWATCH
It’s kinda sad…these words do serve as a good lesson, but it’s unfortunate that his actions over the years did not serve to be as inspirational.
Without question, the next generation needs to be well educated in a way that parallels Mike Griffin’s dedication of focus and fighting the distraction of pop-culture. [...]