What "weed need" is a space mission! - Page 6

TheMawn · 2013-07-28, 18:27

*GASSP*

Oh thank god I made it out of there alive. I started reading the comments and was almost choked by the stupid.

In all fairness, this does sound like a pretty amazing idea. As a mechanical engineer to be, working on asteroid mining would easily be my number 1 dream job. Could be pretty lucrative too, by the sounds of it.

tha · 2013-07-28, 18:54

This is the kind of mission that could really outdo the others:

http://odyssey.onera.fr/

ewmayer · 2013-07-28, 19:40

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Originally Posted by TheMawn

*GASSP*

Oh thank god I made it out of there alive. I started reading the comments and was almost choked by the stupid.

I think they fully expect over 99% of submissions to be either stupid and/or infeasible - it's the rare bright idea their own experts might not have come up with they are angling for here.

chappy · 2013-07-28, 21:40

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

I think they fully expect over 99% of submissions to be either stupid and/or infeasible - it's the rare bright idea their own experts might not have come up with they are angling for here.

I saw Don Blazys on the forum earlier, you want I should send him NASA way?

kracker · 2013-07-28, 22:46

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Originally Posted by chappy

I saw Don Blazys on the forum earlier, you want I should send him NASA way?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc

chappy · 2013-07-29, 03:16

we need to get off this rock.

chappy · 2013-11-01, 17:42

http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226750128434

chappy · 2013-12-13, 03:46

kladner · 2013-12-13, 04:52

Do you want fries with that?

chappy · 2013-12-14, 16:34

http://www.space.com/23968-china-moo...r-landing.html

jasong · 2013-12-18, 19:22

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Originally Posted by chappy

http://www.space.com/23968-china-moo...r-landing.html

lol, no, we want someone on OUR side doing that.

I think the optimal situation would be for a country that isn't the United States, but is allied with us, doing something similar. Then everybody can get excited about it without American politics being a big problem.

2013-07-29, 03:16	#61
chappy "Jeff" Feb 2012 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 13×89 Posts	we need to get off this rock. Attached Thumbnails

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2013-07-28, 18:27	#56
TheMawn May 2013 East. Always East. 11·157 Posts	GASSP Oh thank god I made it out of there alive. I started reading the comments and was almost choked by the stupid. In all fairness, this does sound like a pretty amazing idea. As a mechanical engineer to be, working on asteroid mining would easily be my number 1 dream job. Could be pretty lucrative too, by the sounds of it.

2013-07-28, 18:54	#57
tha Dec 2002 2·11·37 Posts	This is the kind of mission that could really outdo the others: http://odyssey.onera.fr/

2013-11-01, 17:42	#62
chappy "Jeff" Feb 2012 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 2205₈ Posts	http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226750128434

2013-12-13, 03:46	#63
chappy "Jeff" Feb 2012 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 13·89 Posts

2013-12-13, 04:52	#64
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 27AE₁₆ Posts	Do you want fries with that?

2013-12-14, 16:34	#65
chappy "Jeff" Feb 2012 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 13·89 Posts	http://www.space.com/23968-china-moo...r-landing.html