Many Americans think NASA should prioritize asteroid hunting instead of moon
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Many Americans think NASA should prioritize asteroid hunting instead of moon
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#3Also, prioritize development of technologies that private firms can then pick up -- the NACA model.
Re: Many Americans think NASA should prioritize asteroid hunting instead of moon
#4Also, prioritize development of technologies that private firms can then pick up -- the NACA model.
This is still how the aeronautics portion of NASA operates. Though since it is the direct successor to NACA, I think its unsurprising.
Re: Many Americans think NASA should prioritize asteroid hunting instead of moon
#5Also, prioritize development of technologies that private firms can then pick up -- the NACA model.
This is still how the aeronautics portion of NASA operates. Though since it is the direct successor to NACA, I think its unsurprising.
I mean, to some extent, the non-aeronatics part also has some of this. SpaceX picked up propulsive landing and friction stir welding expertise from NASA, to name just two things. (This is not to imply there is anything underhanded about this.)
I think the way to make this work would be to ease transition of technical experts to/from private industry, carrying the know how in their heads.
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#7Many Americans think cloud storage involves actual clouds.
The prevailing view in the 60's among the public was that moon landings were a waste of money.
These decisions should be taken by scientists and experts.
I think it's important to have these advancements. Not to mention, asteroid hunting will be a lot more effective from the moon anyway, since it has high visibility due to a lack of atmosphere and a low gravity which makes escaping the orbit a lot easier.
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#10NASA should spend more time developing warp drive. That's a technology that will actually revolutionize humanity.