Wtf is happening in space- In honour of steelcult
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Temperance
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They will if they do it again in the next two weeks.
What it really means is that NASA has got to do some serious accounting for all the US tax dollars they\'ve spent. lollollol
The most famous one I can recall is the $2million they spent to develop a pen to write in space. The Russians took a pencil. ???
The most famous one I can recall is the $2million they spent to develop a pen to write in space. The Russians took a pencil. ???
That\'s more or less an urban legend, Dragonsreach - well, at least the story is not complete as you tell it. There\'s more to it: The Russians DID use a pencil while American\'s spent money on the aforementioned pen, BUT the Russian pencils would very easily break in space and damage vital spacecraft systems. So the money definitely was used with a good reason.
vincegamer
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I find it interesting that this has finally come about.
You see, as an avid fan of classic science fiction, every early Sci-Fi writer who predicted space travel anticipated some rich guy funding and/or building the ship on his own, without any government involvement. No one I know of predicted a prestige war between two gigantic nations.
Well, we finally have the rich private individual heading to space.
You see, as an avid fan of classic science fiction, every early Sci-Fi writer who predicted space travel anticipated some rich guy funding and/or building the ship on his own, without any government involvement. No one I know of predicted a prestige war between two gigantic nations.
Well, we finally have the rich private individual heading to space.
Quite right, Dr. Bob. This doesn\'t count for the prize. It was just the initial manned test flight of the equiopment. The pilot was the first non-governmentally man in space. To get teh prize they need two three-man flights within two weeks. This is a big step forward, none the less.
