NOTE: The Pink Flamingo has been working on this post, off and on, for weeks. It is a disjointed mess, …Read the Rest
Tag: NASA
Oh, That Lovely Bridge in Brooklyn Is on the Market Again
If you believe those lovely and adorable losertarian, tea party pandering prostitutes in the House are going to authorize a …Read the Rest
PART I: Going Postal
I just love the far right. They are now basically demanding that the USPS be disbanded, and become commercial. These …Read the Rest
How’z That Commercial Space Thingie Working Out for You?
Please pardon The Pink Flamingo for being a little late on the uptake here. Barack Obama has repeatedly proven that …Read the Rest
Those Adorable Money Saving Conservative Fools and the Incompetent POTUS
A certain member of my family (name withheld to protect the guilty) had, at one time, a reputation of spending …Read the Rest
The Great Libertarian Lie About Private Space Systems
And so they cut. They shred, and they destroy. The Pink Flamingo is well aware that we live in a …Read the Rest
You Know That Hitching a Ride to the Space Station?
“As president, I’ll make our space program a priority again by devoting the attention and resources needed to not only …Read the Rest
UPDATED: The Really Dirty Truth About the Shuttle Program
“As president, I’ll make our space program a priority again by devoting the attention and resources needed to not only …Read the Rest
Tea In Space (Rather Like Pigs in Space)
These people are insidious, like roaches. They come out at night, spread their nastiness, then can’t stand the light of …Read the Rest
It’s All About Unintended Consequences
There are unintentional consequences to every governmental action and reaction. Some are good, most are bad and terribly ugly. While …Read the Rest
BUMPED: How to Destroy Our Future – The Approaching Dark Ages
The Russians are now shaking us down to the tune of nearly $800 million to launch our rocket-less astronauts to …Read the Rest
Tea, Terror, Rockets Red Glare, and Destroying Our Future
According to Rand Paul: “…“Last night, there was little debate, no committee hearings held, no amendments allowed, and no examination …Read the Rest
Some Really Cool Science – Swimming with Sharks
NASA is under the gun about a heavy lift vehicle. The DOD just launched the Delta 4-Heavy rocket. Why can’t …Read the Rest
PART VIII: More Libertarian Stupidity!
The Pink Flamingo has another I TOLD YOU SO. Lindsey Graham is right, the Cato Institute, Tea Party “Patriots” and …Read the Rest
New Year’s Eve Snark (Not Enough for a Post)
The Pink Flamingo decided to toss in everything but the kitchen sink with things I never managed to get around …Read the Rest
An Fitting Obituary for the Shuttle Program, NASA, and Our Future
“…It’s not a stupid question, when you think about it. Why did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin restrict their moonwalk …Read the Rest
New Mexico Mammoth & Other Nifty Science News
What is believed to be the complete skeleton of a mammoth has been discovered near Hobbs. See what good things …Read the Rest
BREAKING: Could Jim DeMint’s Grandstanding Devistate NASA?
Take this for a what it is worth. We are in a political season. Bill Nelson is a Democrat. Is …Read the Rest
Obama Does Something Right for a Change (maybe)
The Pink Flamingo has promised to be honest about Obama and the Dems. When they do something right, I will …Read the Rest
For All Mankind….What Was That One Small Step?
Once upon a time, it took a Democrat to say these words and ignite a dream that brought the United …Read the Rest
The Right Stuff v. The Wrong Stuff
“Under NASA’s very close direction, every manned U.S. spacecraft has been built by commercial companies. In fact, 83% of NASA’s budget goes to commercial entities. Depending on commercial companies is not new. That process has included strong NASA control, oversight and safety concerns. It is a procedure developed over many years and with great care. It has worked well. Change should be made with utmost caution and only if it brings some major advantage.
What is new is placing 100% confidence in smaller, less experienced companies if the Shuttles are retired, with no backup, for extremely complex missions. I am glad to see multi-company interest in commercial space development, but at this early stage of their experience they should be phased in only after they demonstrate a high degree of competency and reliability, particularly with regard to safety concerns.” …” John Glenn
Was Arthur C. Clarke Right – Again?
Arthur C. Clark, that great visionary always thought that life would be discovered on the moon, Europa. Titan will do in a pinch – but an odd one.
Titan is one of the most inhopitable “worlds” in the solar system.
“…Scientists had expected sunlight interacting with chemicals in the atmosphere to produce acetylene that falls down to coat Titan’s surface. But Cassini detected no acetylene there. Experts warn that there could be other explanations for the results. But taken together, they fulfil two important conditions necessary for methane-based life to exist. Nasa astrobiologist Chris McKay said: ‘If these signs do turn out to be a sign of life, it would be doubly exciting because it would represent a second form of life independent from water-based life on Earth.’ Scientists believe that when the Sun swells up, swallowing Earth, conditions could be ideal on a warmer Titan. Professor John Zarnecki, of the Open University, said: ‘We believe the chemistry is there for life to form. It just needs heat and warmth to kick-start the process.
Obama Destroying US Space Leadership
It’s just another great big fat Pink Flamingo I TOLD YOU SO. Ave Week has a terrifying piece about just …Read the Rest
Enjoy It While It Lasts
Too bad Obama doesn’t believe in our future. Just sit back and enjoy the beauty of the moment.
“...The space shuttle Discovery is seen as it lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Discovery and the STS-131 mission crew–Commander Alan G. Poindexter, pilot James P. Dutton Jr. and mission specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki–returned from their mission to the International Space Station. …”
Been There, Done That Is Obama’s Space Policy
Barack Obama’s narcissistic space policy can be summed up in four words: Been there, done that! Been there and done …Read the Rest
BREAKING: Neil Armstrong Slams Obama in Letter
The Pink Flamingo thinks Barack Obama is a fool. Only a fool would squander our future. Idiot is revamping the Orion capsule. By revamping the capsule he is basically not only killing our return to the moon but going to Mars. Would someone please tell The Pink Flamingo what planet this freak lives on?
What the he-double-toothpick is wrong with him?
Why the heck doesn’t the freak take the money they are using on that idiotic railroad to nowhere in Florida and put it into space exploration?
From Americas Space:
“…The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a statement outlining the “new”, call it “new” v 2.0, NASA plan. It replaces the one that was announced on February 1st and has seen so few supporters that you could fit them all in a phone booth.
BREAKING: Shuttle Program Gets 1 Year Reprive?
Hyperbola is reporting that astronaut corps rumors are circulating that the shuttle program will receive a one year reprieve. “…One …Read the Rest
“Just Email the Test Results and Save Money!” Obamacare
Today’s thumbnail is that of the Dumbell Nebula. On Friday, The Pink Flamingo had the gross mis-fortune of listening to …Read the Rest
Why We Support NASA
“Light Echo” Illuminates Dust Around Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon)
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