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In reply to the discussion: Scientists to Hold Bake Sale for NASA Saturday [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)15. It's not only NASA but NOAA, too.
Last edited Sat Jun 9, 2012, 10:18 AM - Edit history (1)
Relative who works in research for NOAA sent us info about the cuts and the state he's in doesn't allow Bake Sales or Car Washes (because of water restrictions)...so they are going to the malls and offer to shine people shoes...
I kid you not! This relative has a Ph.D. he worked hard for and does statistics for our weather monitoring. Now he's going to be shining shoes (to call attention to the cuts) with his fellow NOAA employees because the country can't afford NOAA statisticians?
What have we come to?
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Because the lunar colony was just bullshit posturing to win over the Space Coast.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#4
If you want to be the greatest nation in the future, you must have the best space program.
tclambert
Jun 2012
#7
We should also compare budget allocations for NASA vs. the social net programs...
LanternWaste
Jun 2012
#43
I remember when we used to want to reduce the Pentagon to holding bake sales...
freshwest
Jun 2012
#40
It was actually illegal for the private sector to do so until a few years ago.
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#19
Northeastern Brazil is only 100 miles from the French Guiana launch site
aint_no_life_nowhere
Jun 2012
#23
Proximity to the equator is helpful for prograde orbits. If you need a polar orbit,
24601
Jun 2012
#37
Space travel and research are absolutely being privatized, right now.
woo me with science
Jun 2012
#30
For a tenth of the military budget we could have colonized mars and then some
4th law of robotics
Jun 2012
#27