This Week in Space - July 31, 2010

[sirachman]

Really miss this show..

[Kesha0o0]

Woah...... Was I the only person who just searched Harry Potter's Birthday and came to this???

[lonkow]

same for me. best ever news about space up here :)

[jpourkav]

awesome show! i loved the part with musk on the colbert report ... "do you want to see my rocket?" hahaha

[PAIRANORMALGUYSINC]

I agree superb coverage keep up the great work

[BodaciousBurnley]

hands down, this is the best news broadcast available today!

[mightili]

I think this show deserves some real air time. Comparing to all the crap that is on TV these days TWiS is much more entertaining and informative.

[oisiaa]

@mightili

YES! This should be a weekly :30 show on the Science channel. Actually, it should be prime time on a major network.

[davisgreen2020]

I still think NASA should develope the ARES V ! SpaceX can launch the human crew !

[yieldtochristian]

this better be good miles!

[Kapitananime]

If you believe that our nation should have a REAL SPACE PROGRAM call your HOUSE REP today and tell them to VOTE FOR bill,

H.R. 5781. The House Science & Technology Committee approved H.R. 5781 with strong bipartisan support. You might have to wait till September for the vote.

The fact both the Senate and the House dislike the Obama Space policy should give Miles a clue that Obama's NASA is on a road to nowhere.

[DukeNukemIsHere3]

This is such a great show :')

[tu8ca]

Does anyone know Robnaut's budget? 

[xseanxmx]

@tu8ca YES

[davidgwaters]

The Coalition has tweaked the site - the competition entries should work now. Good luck!

[dennizenx]

the competition was not accessible, and when I read the rules, Canadians cannot apply (like we dont have IMAX) ! Ouch ! Still a good episode, missed you guys last week :P Keep up the good work. If you feel bad about all this, you could just mail me some pizza-hut cupons or TANG or something, lol

[Zerg82]

Thanks for the vid. The competition apears to be ended, though

[znork10]

grate episode:) You guys are realy making a grate show:)

[gamper33]

The competition doesn't work

[TheJoshJman]

i love this show...

[hornetpalooza]

That competition DOES NOT WORK, it says "Survey closed" when I try to enter it. Clicking the "rules" link also just brings you back to the same page.

Is it just that everyone that works with IT are retarded or do they simply not care?

My oppinion of NASA shifts for the worse every time I have to visit their miserable excuses for web implementations. Just pay a 15 year old stoner to do the work PROPERLY instead of the high cost consultants from MS/IBM/Bullshitery Inc/whatever.

[Membrane556]

Commercial space is more then Spacex. Orbital,Spacedev,and Boeing also have vehicles under development.

[Odo987]

Buenas dias you-all.

[Chrisjr2007]

YAY Miles :)

[Marvin0Martian]

Elon Musk is gonna be real embarrassed if he can't deliver. At least he should be. Of course I really do want SpaceX to make it. Right now they're the only thing going as far as man launches from the US after the shuttles sunset.

I must admit I never liked the shuttle design. Solid rockets are just so unforgiving. 100% in fact. But the reliability has surprised me even with the two disasters. I hate to see them shut down. Seen it before with Apollo.

Ramble ramble ramble.

[moneyman10k]

@Marvin0Martian why should he be embarrassed?

[Marvin0Martian]

@moneyman10k Oh he will be embarrassed if his Dragon capsule fails in some way. The man has a huge ego.

As I said, I hope it all goes well. Right now he's the best shot in town for future manned missions from the US.

I think it's incredibly short sighted to completely shut down shutlle mission. Even two a year would be helpful. What if some disaster strikes the ISS? That's it. Billions and billions of dollars and countless man years of labor could be lost because we can't get there.

[valcan321]

@Marvin0Martian The shuttles have simply reached the ends of there lives they have maybe 2 more flights before they become litteral deathtraps.

[moneyman10k]

@Marvin0Martian how do you know he has a huge ego? you're the one sounding like you have a huge ego

[Marvin0Martian]

@moneyman10k Right! Are you a SpaceX shill or a troll. LOL Have fun.

8^)