Space Science Pioneer Van Allen Questions Human Spaceflight

CVX · 08-05-2004, 11:56 PM

A leading space scientist has called to question the validity of human spaceflight, suggesting that sending astronauts outward from Earth is outdated, too costly, and the science returned is trivial.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ht_040726.html

Warsai · 08-06-2004, 01:05 PM

He's right. Nowadays, it's costing way too much to send a crew up into space. Since there hasn't been a lot of money given to NASA and Bush's "moon base" plan most likely won't go into action, I think we should spend more time on research for plans of making cheaper space travel.

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CVX Newsaholic Supporting Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 722	Space Science Pioneer Van Allen Questions Human Spaceflight A leading space scientist has called to question the validity of human spaceflight, suggesting that sending astronauts outward from Earth is outdated, too costly, and the science returned is trivial. http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ht_040726.html
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08-06-2004, 01:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Warsai Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 651	Re: Space Science Pioneer Van Allen Questions Human Spaceflight He's right. Nowadays, it's costing way too much to send a crew up into space. Since there hasn't been a lot of money given to NASA and Bush's "moon base" plan most likely won't go into action, I think we should spend more time on research for plans of making cheaper space travel.
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