Obama Moves To Link Pentagon With NASA

Amiga Trombone sends this quote from the beginning of a story at Bloomberg: "President-elect Barack Obama will probably tear down long-standing barriers between the US's civilian and military space programs to speed up a mission to the moon amid the prospect of a new space race with China. Obama's transition team is considering a collaboration between the Defense Department and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration because military rockets may be cheaper and ready sooner than the space agency's planned launch vehicle, which isn't slated to fly until 2015, according to people who've discussed the idea with the Obama team."

I can hear it now..

[name*censored*]

"Houston, we have a problem.."

"Roger that, missiles launched"

hallelujah !

[Dolphinzilla]

finally... a good idea from the Obama camp, I was praying for at least one - now they will be able to use the cover of black military programs to protect their funding streams. Time to to get back in the space business

New name

[SpectreBlofeld]

NASA will become a fourth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, known as 'Starfleet'.

Re:New name

[Shakrai]

NASA will become a fourth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, known as 'Starfleet'.

Will the uniforms ride up every single time you sit down? ;)

Re:Buy Orbital Sciences stock

[russotto]

With the equity markets down over 32% last year and the economy still deeply intrenched in a deflationary correction, buying any "stock" right now without a large and reliable dividend is not wise.

What, you'd prefer to buy when stocks are up? While it is true that a lot of investors do buy high and sell low, it's really not the best way to make money.

Re:Forge a Leninist-Trotskyist vanguard party!

[Jeoh]

Step one of agitation: Know your audience.

The space program should be shut down

[sonciwind]

This is like putting a plasma TV on your credit card while you're undergoing foreclosure.

Re:New name

[skeeto]

Will the uniforms ride up every single time you sit down?

Yes, but I hear they are developing a manoeuvre to fix it.

Re:Yes, and we know for a fact...

[TheoMurpse]

My guess is . . . that we had the technology for man in space a long time ago now

I would wager since 1961. ;)

Re:hallelujah !

[thrillseeker]

Well, I could tell you, but ...

Re:Buy Orbital Sciences stock

[WaZiX]

What exactly does America have going for her here? And what do you think Obama can do? Do you think his voodoo reaganomics will spend us out of trouble?

The voodoo economics refer to trickle down economics... which is the exact opposite of what Obama said he would do... Ironic considering reaganomics are much to blame for the current crisis!

Also the American national debt is even more of a concern to the RoW than for the US... so if the US really got into trouble, we (the RoW) would probably bail you out!

Oh and the situation was even grimmer in the 30s... So reform can turn things around (New Deal 2.0?)

Re:Want to go back to the Moon? Build Saturn Vs!

[Thing 1]

Of course, I'm all in favor of building an all-liquid rocket [...]

Sure, but what would hold it together? <perplexed>

Re:hallelujah !

[Anonymous Coward]

"black military programs"?? Now that Obama is in charge, can't we finally put race behind us?

Re:hallelujah !

[MrKaos]

"Fuck America, we're looking out for ourselves."

The American Way!