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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:43 PM Original message |
In Case You Missed This... 'The Lost Satellite' Gore/Cheney/NASA/NOAA... Unbelievable... |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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PhillySane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why the fuck doesn't Obama take a 100 million dollar satellite |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. probably nothing to do with it |
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PhillySane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I don't think so |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Not Really... |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
38. It's what is said in that paragraph that makes me worried |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #38 |
48. "Could be junk"??? WHUH? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #48 |
72. Something doesn't pass the smell test. |
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cartach (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
73. The answer is |
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Dawning Red (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #48 |
83. Well, the operating system *was* Windows 98! |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
65. K&R for this reply!! |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
69. Bill gates has the money to send it up. It would mean so much to our future. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #69 |
81. I'm thinking that the probe wouldn't be for sale, for some reason. |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. I bet the teabaggers in congress would sell it. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. There aren't enough tea-baggers in Congress |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I'm pretty sure they don't make them out of ham. If it can stand the rigors of... |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. ROFL! |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
44. It took the failure of in the early sixties of PORK-3 for NASA to realize that, though. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Now you've done it |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. It has been posited that there is a Vegan secret society running things behind the scene at NASA. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. Oh God no! |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. You're as good as dead. |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
54. No. The thing was built to survive in space. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
74. pretty much |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
86. The thing was built to withstand the stresses of launch |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
34. We need to move forward. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
63. why the fuck don't you write and tell him it's there. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
82. Why would he waste money on science that doesn't blow people up and shit? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. With my tin foil hat nearby I have to ask why? Were they afraid that we'd see/learn something? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Exactly !!! - Spot On !!! |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
35. Chalk it to two things... |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Spot on assessment. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I remember that, but you never hear anything about it any more. I'm |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
52. This is the President who didn't open an email from EPA for 3 years.... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. I remember conservatives mocked the satellite at the time |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I Remember That Too... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. If they were intellectually honest |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Good point, but if they were intellectually honest... |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
37. LOL! |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
91. That reply should be made into an OP |
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Trailrider1951 (933 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. Good God, that photo looks like the ending shot of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Poetic License For The Article... |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. What a waste. Of money, of the technical expertise, of the opportunity to learn.... |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
60. +100000000000 |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. Every day starts with thinking I've seen it all in this country- and then something like this. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Can we launch it now? |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Read The Entire Article... Yes, They Can... But They Want To "Repurpose It"... |
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GreatCaesarsGhost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. Seems to be very difficult to study the climate from space. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Yeah... Curious That... |
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MsPithy (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #18 |
46. Thanks! |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Wouldn't it be a lot easier... |
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MsPithy (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Easy for Cheney, yes. |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Yes, read that |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
20. We should all know what time it is |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
85. + 1000 |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. AND THIS is why half-dead bastards can't be allowed to make ANY decisions which may affect ANYONE's |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. Oh, the world as it could have been. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. Maybe if we re-named it the anti-terrorism satellite it would get some attention. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. We could have launched it between 2008 - 2010 when we had majorities + presidency |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Our Party Was Bought And Paid For ??? |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Now, now...don't be so cynical |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
40. maybe because there was a full blown global recession going on |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
45. Years to schedule. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #45 |
55. If it takes years to schedule a satellite launch then NASA sucks |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. K&R n/t |
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tex-wyo-dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
30. Yeah, Dick Armey (& Chainee for that matter)... |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
31. K&R'd |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
32. K&R n/t |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
33. But I bet he has the latest scientific technology pumping blood through his veins |
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Swampguana (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
41. All I remember from bush and cheney |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
42. I suggest we gut this satellite |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
43. launch the satellite! |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
47. We've started a climate research satellite collection |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
50. This is where my DU user name came from. n/t |
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Roy Rolling (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
56. SOLUTION: |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
58. Dick wants to take us all down with him |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
61. The rocket that was lost two weeks ago was hoisting a climate research satellite. |
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Beam Me Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
62. bush cheney et al are lizard alien allies. their aim is |
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on point (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
66. Problem is bigger. Funding cut for 2 satellites, launch failure for 2 more - Conspiracy anyone? |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #66 |
80. The wealthy and corporations know climate change is real. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. Thank you for clarifying that. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
68. Republicons are so anti-life |
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orbitalman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
70. Obama's really missing the boat on this. n/t |
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Marnie (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
71. Kind of like what is happening to Manning |
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xocet (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
75. Amazing...n/t |
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penndragon69 (409 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
76. But Jesus says... |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
77. Maybe they don't want us snooping around L1 |
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penndragon69 (409 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
78. The same shit happened to the super conducting, super collider. |
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xocet (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #78 |
88. Sadly...some Democrats also helped on that... |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
79. See? Corporations & the wealthy know climate change is happening |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
84. Bush and the GOP hated it because Al Gore's name was attached to it, plus it would have provided |
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