In Leaked Email, NASA Chief Vents On Shuttle Program's End 424
jerryasher writes "In a leaked memo, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin discusses 'the jihad' to prematurely terminate the Shuttle and what that means for the International Space Station. One implication: there may come a long interval when only our Russian Allies are aboard the Space Station. Add that bit of irony to your new cold war kit and then wonder why Griffin discusses why we wouldn't sabotage the Space Station, and how and why the memo got leaked in the first place."
Re:Source of leak? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So let's stop faffing around (Score:5, Funny)
And get something new and awesomer in the skies to replace it.
Something that could get people going wow again would be nice.
I would also like a pony.
Leaked on purpose with a threat of sabotage (Score:1, Funny)
I think the leaked email was a warning that NASA/Gov't could secretly sabotate the ISS, but I'm not sure to whom.
Was it to Putin's government to get them back in line?
To congressman who oppose allowing us to buy seats on Russian craft?
To Obama or McCain warning them that to fail to back NASA can be used against them in the election?
To Alex Krycek, who is rumored to be an ISS visitor in 2009?
To the black oil alien hybrids that we can and will take down the ISS if we need to?
To PepsiCo/Fritolay that we can and will take down the ISS if we need to?
It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, sent in an email, read on a blog, noticed on twitter.
Re:And he's absolutely right (Score:2, Funny)
The Russians are reliable as long as we pay them to be.
Right. Why does the US even need its own fleet of ICBMs. They could just pay the Russians or Chinese to provide and outsourced deterrent facility.
Re:And he's absolutely right (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, the Russians call the booster 'Soyuz' and the capsule 'Soyuz'.
Soyuz say.
Butt BJ? odd title (Score:2, Funny)
"Vents On Shuttle Program's End" - That just sounds so wrong.
Re:Butt BJ? odd title (Score:3, Funny)
"Vents On Shuttle Program's End"
It's got to have those vents on the end, otherwise how will all the hot exhaust gases get out?
Uhh... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Source of leak? (Score:4, Funny)
Nobody wants to censor talk about mom and apple pie.
I'm allergic to apples, you insensitive clod!
I'd rather no-one mentioned those unfortunate fruits.
Re:And he's absolutely right (Score:5, Funny)
It's called the *International* Space Station for a reason.
Besides, would we really want to call it the ASS?
Re:Safer? (Score:5, Funny)
Yes. That's an unreserved YES!
Me too, unless the uniform included a red shirt. [wikipedia.org]
Re:Source of leak? (Score:3, Funny)
I'd suggest that you spend a few days walking around calling every woman you see "cum dumpster" (to her face) including your time at work
Free speech != freedom from the consequences of that speech.
This happened to me last week. Here I was, minding my own business calling some women cum dumpsters at the office, when my boss charges in and fires me. Then some random woman in the street starts slapping me about just because I gave her a colorful nickname.
I have since then hired a lawyer, and am now suing the government for allowing such a dangerous thing as this "freedom of speech" to exist. My lawyer said I could get somewhere close to 2 million, but unfortunatly the judge didn't approve when I called her "Your honorable cum dumpster".
Re:allowing speech is hard (Score:4, Funny)
Damn. Sorry, I obviously had a McCain moment.