UNFREAKING BELIEVABLE--Space program to UAE!!!

[Skidmore]

Randi just read an article about someone moving a program or business to the UAE to build rocket ships! What is happening?

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Maybe they found a country that isn't as flat-earth fucked in the head

when it comes to science and exploration as this one is.

[stepnw1f]

2. spend more money weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

especially in UAE... weeeeeee.

[Generator]

3. Fine-I will bump my post on this!

[JuniperLea]

4. Orbiting missile launchers

come to mind...


This is one thing Reagan said right... we need to keep our eyes in space...

[seafan]

5. Jeb Bush is in on this too.

Jeb Bush asks $55M for space agenda
January 18, 2006

TALLAHASSEE -- To complement recommendations from his commission on space, Gov. Jeb Bush is asking the Legislature to approve a $55 million space agenda.

snip

Also in Bush's space budget:

# $8 million for planning of a commercial spaceport that would allow horizontal launches, an effort to encourage space tourism and also facilitate current commercial launches that now are low priority at Cape Canaveral.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060118/BREAKINGNEWS/60118012



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2050322&mesg_id=2050322

[file83]

6. The terrorists need a way to GET OFF THE PLANET after they start WW3!

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. They are 'moving it' from Russia

Space Adventures have sent 3 tourists into space on Russian rockets. They now want to set up facilities in the UAE and Singapore for specially designed sub orbital tourist rockets, designed and built by Russians.