In a special panel on how to
fix NASA, Richard C. Hoagland
was joined by David
Livingston, the founder of The
Space Show, and Rick Sterling,
a space expert. First, the
three addressed problems with
the current Shuttle program--
'we've just been marking time
for the last 30 years,' with
dated technology declared
Hoagland,
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In a special panel on how to
fix NASA, Richard C. Hoagland
was joined by David
Livingston, the founder of The
Space Show, and Rick Sterling,
a space expert. First, the
three addressed problems with
the current Shuttle program--
'we've just been marking time
for the last 30 years,' with
dated technology declared
Hoagland, while Sterling
pointed out that the program
has not been able to inspire
excitement among the populace.
Livingston noted the delicate
nature of the Shuttle, and
worried that if there is
another fatal accident, all
manned missions may be
scrapped. NASA's plans for
missions to the moon and Mars
involve the use of
hardware/architecture that is
simply inadequate, said
Livingston. Sterling promoted
the Direct 2 space
transportation system for the
missions. Costs could be
reduced by billions through
eliminating the need for two
different launcher systems, he
said. The reason it's taking
us so long to get back to the
moon is because the higher-ups
at NASA are aware of artifacts
of previous civilizations on
the lunar surface (as well as
Mars), and they actually have
no intention of going there,
Hoagland suggested. Further,
he said there is evidence for
a secret space program, hidden
by black budgets, that
probably doesn't use rockets.
The whole NASA agenda could be
a 'false front' to distract
the public away from what the
other program is doing, he
continued. June 20th, 2007
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