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Atheists for a Vigorous Space Program

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This is a group for atheists who are interested in encouraging and fostering an effective space program for the purpose of exploration, technological development, resource development, energy production, and the long term survival of humanity.

Location: EARTH
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Latest Activity: Feb 13

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We're NASA and We Know It!

Started by Loren Miller Aug 17, 2012. 0 Replies 2 Likes

Gettin' DOWN with Curiosity, y'all!Continue

Tags: MSL, Curiosity, NASA

Space Advocacy: Harder Than Rocket Science?

Started by Sarah Walton. Last reply by Nathan Hevenstone Apr 14, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

In his article Jeff Carr suggests that space advocacy is harder than rocket science. More to the point, public relations and marketing is hard. …Continue

Tags: public relations, space advocacy

Human Colonization of Space- A Kind of "Manifest Destiny?"

Started by Mrina. Last reply by Nicholas K. Apr 6, 2012. 23 Replies 0 Likes

Will we do it at some point anyway or do we need to be trying a lot harder now to achieve it? On a similar note, does planetary protection of Mars matter? Should we be THIS careful, or should we just…Continue

International Space Apps Challenge April 21-22 2012

Started by Sarah Walton Mar 10, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

If someone here is a member of any coding groups could you please pass them on to them? Or anyone else with the skills and interest to help out? Events in San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Oxford, Exeter,…Continue

Tags: science, citizen, NASA, ISS

While colonizing space (moon, Mars, etc.) what sort of government will be created(decided upon) by the people who will do the colonization?

Started by AtheistTech. Last reply by Madhukar Kulkarni Jan 7, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes

My guess is that primarily scientists will be the ones colonizing the Moon and Mars. If I am right, then I would venture to say that they will create a government that will be more desirable to the…Continue

NOAA Warns Of Gap In Future Forecasting Abilities

Started by George Aug 27, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

NPR Interview with Scientific American writer David Biello about Congress' fund slashing for vital satellites that monitor the earth's weather.…Continue

Tags: science, weather, hurricane, forecasting, NASA

My Opinion: Our best hope..

Started by AtheistTech Jan 29, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

I think the people at the web site below have our best hope of a technology that will provide cheap and safe transportation to low earth orbit. No rocket fuel needed for the trip up or down, but…Continue

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by JstN Earthling Jun 6, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Cape Canaveral, Florida (CNN) -- Friday's test launch of the Falcon 9 rocket was "essentially a bullseye," SpaceX officials said after the rocket successfully pushed past the earth's atmosphere and…Continue

Tags: Dragon, Falcon 9, Space X, NASA

THE MARS UNDERGROUND PARTS 1-5

Started by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie!. Last reply by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! May 31, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes

This was originally shown on Science channel, Discovery Channel, etc..... Continue

MARS......NOW!!!!!!!!!

Started by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie!. Last reply by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! May 2, 2010. 41 Replies 0 Likes

Below is a commentary from the New York Times. I thought this would be a good way to start this discussion off! …Continue

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Comment by Susan Stanko on May 12, 2010 at 9:20am: Rockets are working just fine for the Russians.

Comment by Jared Lardo on May 11, 2010 at 9:44pm: I think this should be relevant to your interests. I get the feeling that someone's probably posted it before, but if so, here it is again. 500-fps video of Apollo 11 launch.

Comment by Mrina on April 29, 2010 at 2:46pm: Oh no!! That video is so depressing. It almost looks like the payload weighed so much the balloon had no chance to get it off the ground... but like the article says, even well-planned balloon launches go awry unexpectedly. I feel terrible for the grad students whose dissertation hopes lay on the data collected by that balloon.

Comment by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! on April 29, 2010 at 2:36pm: http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100429/sc_space/hugenasascienceball...

This isnt NASA's month!!

Comment by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! on April 29, 2010 at 8:00am: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100428/sc_afp/spaceasteroidsearthwate...

WATER found on 24 Themis!!

Comment by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! on April 21, 2010 at 8:31pm: Damn it Stargaze5..I didnt get the message in time. My bust, I should be checkin everyday :-(

Comment by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! on April 21, 2010 at 8:30pm: Cian I agree with your concerns about NASA, unfortunately I think it will take ALOT of private interest to get the programme where it needs to be. I LOVE the Russian program for it's gutsiness!! And I would fly with them in a heartbeat! I dont think they have enough funding either.
I felt a little better after the Presidents speech the other day. But the proof will be on the doing. He seems to think (as I do) that MARS DIRECT is the way to go. Plenty at NASA dont think so I disagree..They have become entrenched in their institutional thinking possibly. Obviously Im guessing here as I dont work for NASA. But the original Orion programme I was not crazy about!
I soo wish Europe would get more involved, and the Japanese!

Comment by Cian on April 21, 2010 at 4:13am: @SGecko the US may not be doing the whole rocket thing anymore but that dosnt mean your giving up on space. its just going to be a more international thing now. russia still has a program, theres ESA (i wish we europeans did more), china and others. i suppose what i worry about is it becomming a completly private venture because then the general idealism of organisations like nasa may be lost.