Thread: NASA Telescope Confirms Alien Planet in Habitable Zone

Originally Posted by Questerr

That's weird. I had no idea that Obama was President Bush.

After all, Bush was the one who cancelled the shuttle program and it's replacement.

Bush did not cancel the Constellation Program, that was Obama. Get your facts straight.

Originally Posted by Ethereal

Bush did not cancel the Constellation Program, that was Obama. Get your facts straight.

The Constellation was not a replacement for the shuttle. It was a moon return program.

The Venture Star was the replacement for the shuttle. Bush cancelled it in 2001.

Originally Posted by Radio Refugee

Europa really deserves significant attention. Perhaps America can hitch a ride on the Zimbabwean mission.

Why? We diverted funding from a wasteful manned space program and into more useful scientific programs, like space telescopes, probes, robotic missions, etc.

Originally Posted by Ethereal

All I learned is that you have no idea what you're talking about.

The old shuttle was ending under Bush and the Constellation Program was to take its place. Obama killed Constellation and gave the money to the global warming researchers at NASA.

The Constellation was never supposed to replace the shuttle. It was too big to service a LEO mission. It was The centerpiece of Bush's moon return boondoggle.

Originally Posted by Someone

Why? We diverted funding from a wasteful manned space program and into more useful scientific programs, like space telescopes, probes, robotic missions, etc.

The manned space program is a hell of a lot more than moving men through space.

A significant portion of the technology we use today, including the computers we are posting on, have their basis in the space program.

Originally Posted by Questerr

The Constellation was not a replacement for the shuttle. It was a moon return program.

The Venture Star was the replacement for the shuttle. Bush cancelled it in 2001.

You're correct, but I thought we were talking about manned space exploration, which Bush was in favor of, whereas Obama effectively killed it by defunding Constellation.

Originally Posted by Someone

Why?

Because our manned space program is (was) the crown jewel of American engineering and technological prowess.

We diverted funding from a wasteful manned space program and into more useful scientific programs, like space telescopes, probes, robotic missions, etc.

Wasteful? Do you have any idea how much technological spin-off has been created by the manned space program?

If you want to talk about wasteful, just look at the stimulus or Solyndra.

I don't care until we can get there or are visited.

Honestly, I love astronomy. I love space. It's probably the thing I love most in the world. However, I don't pay much attention to it because it's DEPRESSING AS HELL.

I seriously feel like I was born in the wrong time. I see space, I can't get there. I can't explore there. It literally depresses me, the things I can't do but future generations might be able to. So though I love it I leave it alone . Just going to the moon or mars wouldn't be enough for me so being an astronaut wouldn't be that great. I'm stuck here and we won't get out there in my lifetime.

Originally Posted by youenjoyme420

very exciting indeed.

to be honest, i think we should focus the search for life within our own solar system, with europa being the main focus. kind of goes along with what bronco billy was saying.

i dont not necessarilly believe theres live in our own solar system (other than earth of course), but i would in no way be suprised if they found simple life forms on some of the gas giants moons

Unfortunately Europa rotates through the plasma fields generated by Jupiter's magnetic field. This is manifested in a form of analogue of our own Van Allen radiation belts. Not much chance of survival for life forms there.

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/l.../magnetic.html