It seems NASA is more concerned with the number of launches than the safety of the crew. This latest launch is on hold because of a gash in the foam. At least the launch is on hold. It's obvious there is a concern, so why not just scrap the entire program until better materials can be found and installed on the shuttles?
2006-07-03 06:30:49 · 14 answers · asked by kath68142 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I think it's all politics. I saw on the news last night that one of the NASA officials even admitted, the Government has given NASA until 2010 to finish the international space station, so safety is a concern, but so is scheduling.
I agree with you though. we've been over this. the Challenger disaster in 1986 happened b/c NASA officials wouldn't listen to the engineers, and launched anyway b/c the President was putting pressure on them.
2006-07-03 06:33:49 · answer #1 · answered by Debbie 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because basic science research is primarily funded by universities and government research. The mere existence of NASA (and the associated funding and research they pursue) provides the research foundation for the discovery of new materials and other foundations of engineering. The discovery of new basic science is best suited for prolonged research at government or universities, not in the private sector (since funding in the private sector is often erratic). This is the basis of modern R&D strategy in the industrialized world. The same argument could have been used to stall the Apollo program, the computing power used to go to the moon is less than today's hand-held scientific calculators! NASA is tasked with reaching for the stars, and pushing the limits of engineering is what makes humans the ideal explorers.
2006-07-03 06:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by Live oak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think just the opposite that they are too concern about not making a mistake again. How many launches have they had in the last year? You can't tell me that it was a lot. Go for it NASA!!
2006-07-03 06:33:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experience makes the man perfect. I was watching a small bird tried to enter under my air conditioner by opening the ply wood cover for about 6 months at last it has succeeded to enter under air conditioner. In that case why man should stop his activities to achieve a goal.Even in my case I am unable to find out a man who comes forward to accept or deny my claims that I have issued the warning of Tsunami 2 hours before it struck our Indian coast.I went up to court to get null answer.By A.Ganapathy Designer of safety equipments.
2006-07-03 07:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you stop using electricty until high temp super conductors are avaliable?
Why don't you stop using a car until there is no polution?
Why don't you stop using a computor until a better one is avaliable?
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If there were no space program why would you need better materials for the nonexistant space program...
There would be no research into superconductors if there were no electricty to transmit loss free.
There would be no research into better fuel economy or nonpoluting engins if there were no car to put them in.
There would be no faster computer if there were no slower computers with weak points to fix.
2006-07-03 06:38:07 · answer #5 · answered by kmclean48 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, see, they studied with Herman Goering who, when building the Luftwaffe said that he wasn't really interested in quality machines ... just quantity.
Here in America, we've got this thing for overkill lately. I guess they looked at the European stats and the number of launches they've had and decided;
" You see dat?! We gotta do mo' bettah! "
Europe may be ahead on launches, but we got way more boom boxes on wheels and lawyers!!!!
2006-07-03 06:35:09 · answer #6 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the space shuttle is to damned complex for the missions it does.
aside from retrieving and returning satellites, everything else it does could be done with cheap *** dumb rockets with greater effeciency.
The reason is because so much time and money have been put into it.
thankfully it will be phased out soon
2006-07-03 06:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by JCCCMA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Discovery and science knowledge have a cost. The crew is very well aware of all this.
I respect the decision and their goal even if its hard to consider all this danger...
2006-07-03 06:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 15:19:00 · answer #9 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because then they'd get less funding. I personally think they need to start talking w/ the people who did the One project.
2006-07-03 06:33:16 · answer #10 · answered by Roni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋