for 2 weeks.
Source : Virgin Galactic.
2007-10-12 16:34:19 · 17 answers · asked by freelancer 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No I didn't know that.
That is awesome. Really, it is out of this world...literally!
g-day!
2007-10-12 17:32:36 · answer #1 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that a United States Air Force B52 bomber's electrical generators output, if converted to 220 volts and 60 HZ, would produce enough power to provide electricity to the eastern half of North Carolina. I can produce facts all day but what do they prove? Nothing.
A C5A can hold 1,000.000 ping pong balls or 7 greyhound buses. One C5A could have done the entire Berlin Airlift by itself. You want more statistics?
I do not see the point of your question.
2007-10-13 08:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the Shuttle was always inefficient, even compared to its predecessors. It if far from economical to propel a glider into space but this was insisted on by the then US military that feared having to rescue a capsule in foreign waters. Virgin galactic barley leaves the atmosphere though.
2016-05-22 04:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by iva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,oh my.It's a better value than the waste of energy of a "Whatever Today's Whining Cause" aid fest .To make up for the launch don't use hot water to shower...wait don't use lights to grow...sorry.Don't keep your beer cold,your tofu firm,flax oil cold or your green leafy's fresh.Go back to a Al Gore drawn buggy.You pick up his ****.
2007-10-12 16:45:52 · answer #4 · answered by mwebbcp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I didn't know that, but considering how many starving children could be fed with the amount of money spent on Shuttle Launches, I think I'll forward my next "beg" letter to NASA.
Really, what's the point? It's a waste of money and energy.
2007-10-12 16:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by miri-miri-off-the-wall 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
So if we strap the shuttle to NYC and fire up the engines we'll save all that energy? Hooray for the space program!!!
2007-10-12 16:38:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes - I do.
Did you know that the war in Iraq has wasted over half a Trillion dollars?
Enough money to provide housing for all of our homeless people AND provide health care for all Americans?
Now THAT is a waste of energy.
2007-10-12 16:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Onceisen, space tourists pay their own way and no taxpayer money is used, except in infrastructure, which is no differant than Fedex using the highway system.
2007-10-12 16:45:46 · answer #8 · answered by Chance20_m 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
did you know that many,many,many medical advances and cures have been developed from experiments in space. Also the type of energy is completely different. your comparison is way off mark.
2007-10-12 16:43:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont have a answer for your question but i know my daughter cant pay her light bill and with 3 kids it will be turned off in 3 days but we can waste money on this
2007-10-12 16:38:47 · answer #10 · answered by colbydog43 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋