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[MetalSlimeHunt]

Unfortunately, we retain And Yet It Moves all the same. Let's hope it's not an easy gateway to ultimate power though, since China is doing their space test first.

[Max™]

Yeah, but a weird effect from the EM chamber, even one as out there as it more or less pushing against spacetime somehow isn't quite as wild as it pushing against neutrinos with a magnetic field would be.

[MrWiggles]

I'd be willing to bet that China claim is fraudulent.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Unfortunately, we retain And Yet It Moves all the same. Let's hope it's not an easy gateway to ultimate power though, since China is doing their space test first.

They'll probably just falsify it.

[TempAcc]

In other, more plausible news, nasa has combined two navigation devices into a single device that could enable x-ray communications in space, allowing for much easier x-ray ranging and x-ray communication, since you can encode data bits using x-ray signals using a modulated x-ray emitter.

Space internet may be a thing.

Also, I like how x-ray communications is called "XCOM" :U

[GiglameshDespair]

VIGILO CONFIDO

[Strife26]

As promised, here's the final report my team and I did (I'm the person advancing slides). It's about space debris and collisions, somewhat from the State Department's perspective, starting at the 58:30 point in the video.

https://vimeo.com/196690189

[smjjames]

So, this Oklahoma Rep. Jim Bridenstine wants to run NASA.

Before people go off screaming 'AAAHH!!! REPUBLICAN!! AAHHH!!', he does have an interest in space and has an ambitious vision for going back to the Moon.

[LordBaal]

Well, it seems he wants to make space and moon exploration/colonization a economic enterprise, which could then make it grow bigger.

Most of the time, people go where the money is and if this indeed could give economic benefits to business then by all means do it.

I like how it's a more pragmatic, realistic proposal instead of simply going there to go there, and futuristic plans and fantasy that always are postponed to the future.

Specially like how the Moon is targeted before going for Mars as it logically should be.

Now, having saying all that, all I have left to say is 'AAAHH!!! REPUBLICAN!! AAHHH!!'


EDIT:
"This is also the first step for manned missions deeper into our solar system. A permanent human presence on other celestial bodies requires in situ resource utilization. The Moon, with its three-day emergency journey back to Earth, represents the best place to learn, train, and develop the necessary technologies and techniques for in situ resource utilization and an eventual long term human presence on Mars."
Holly crap it's exactly my points, which I have been stating in this thread for a long time. I do hope he get's the job.

[smjjames]

Lol, while I don't like the commercialization of space, you can only profit so much from exploration and science. Plus someone is going to be mining the resources at some point.

[LordBaal]

"Fortunately, the Space Launch System and Orion will start testing in 2018. This system, with a commercial lander, could quickly place machines and robots on the Moon to begin the cis-lunar economy. With the right presidential guidance, humans could return in short order as well; this time, to stay."

While I do like the commercialization (since it would bring a big push), I don't quite like the fact he's trying to do so by forming a Confederacy of Independent Systems, surely this will bring trouble to the Republic.

[smjjames]

"Fortunately, the Space Launch System and Orion will start testing in 2018. This system, with a commercial lander, could quickly place machines and robots on the Moon to begin the cis-lunar economy. With the right presidential guidance, humans could return in short order as well; this time, to stay."

While I do like the commercialization (since it would bring a big push), I don't quite like the fact he's trying to do so by forming a Confederacy of Independent Systems, surely this will bring trouble to the Republic.

Inter-system politics is something that will happen eventually.

It's no different from having a bunch of colonies on Earth, except their in space, and offworld.

Realistically though, considering the distances involved, there's going to be a degree of political independence.

[LordBaal]

"Fortunately, the Space Launch System and Orion will start testing in 2018. This system, with a commercial lander, could quickly place machines and robots on the Moon to begin the cis-lunar economy. With the right presidential guidance, humans could return in short order as well; this time, to stay."

While I do like the commercialization (since it would bring a big push), I don't quite like the fact he's trying to do so by forming a Confederacy of Independent Systems, surely this will bring trouble to the Republic.

Inter-system politics is something that will happen eventually.

It's no different from having a bunch of colonies on Earth, except their in space, and offworld.

Realistically though, considering the distances involved, there's going to be a degree of political independence.

As long they don't build up a droid army we'll be fine.

[Teneb]

"Fortunately, the Space Launch System and Orion will start testing in 2018. This system, with a commercial lander, could quickly place machines and robots on the Moon to begin the cis-lunar economy. With the right presidential guidance, humans could return in short order as well; this time, to stay."

While I do like the commercialization (since it would bring a big push), I don't quite like the fact he's trying to do so by forming a Confederacy of Independent Systems, surely this will bring trouble to the Republic.

Inter-system politics is something that will happen eventually.

It's no different from having a bunch of colonies on Earth, except their in space, and offworld.

Realistically though, considering the distances involved, there's going to be a degree of political independence.

As long they don't build up a droid army we'll be fine.

Mars delenda est.

[TempAcc]

Inb4 mars orgies.