@deedubya286 exactly, and it was Richard Feynman who figured this out, and he was also critical of the management structure within NASA, they should employ physicists like him to make decisions and oversee projects
@poodtang1 is this a serious question? Without the space shuttle you could not send people on space to repair and maintain satellites, maintain the Hubble telescope and do other experiments. The satellite servicing part alone saved many billions, and helped keep communications, and GPS working, then it's the knowledge from the Shuttle itself that went into commercial airliners and made them safer
@poodtang1 It's the same as with any scientific projects: they are steps along a very long road ... this might've led to the moon and then the nearby planets, and then deeper into space ... if they hadn't buggered it up so badly.
@vogelbekdier97 There was no ice on the orbiter itself. The ice was on the pad structure. The water lines were left dripping to keep the pipes from bursting just like you do in the north. Ice build up on the tank or orbiter would have prevented the countdown from even happening.
@deedubya286 exactly, and it was Richard Feynman who figured this out, and he was also critical of the management structure within NASA, they should employ physicists like him to make decisions and oversee projects
VERGIS92 1 week ago
@poodtang1 is this a serious question? Without the space shuttle you could not send people on space to repair and maintain satellites, maintain the Hubble telescope and do other experiments. The satellite servicing part alone saved many billions, and helped keep communications, and GPS working, then it's the knowledge from the Shuttle itself that went into commercial airliners and made them safer
VERGIS92 1 week ago
The President Nixon made a huge mistake by canceling the Apolo Program.
That plus the mostly wasteful Shuttle years. We should have had a base on the moon now.
poodtang1 1 month ago
@poodtang1 It's the same as with any scientific projects: they are steps along a very long road ... this might've led to the moon and then the nearby planets, and then deeper into space ... if they hadn't buggered it up so badly.
MrsNorris55 1 month ago
What was the point of the Shuttle program. What did it accomplish ?
poodtang1 1 month ago
Aimhigh59; ice on the tank did not stop the countdown for the Columbia disaster.
Donny18088 1 month ago
@sardanaphalus and it is funny how often those two thing coincide.
craigdragon17 3 months ago in playlist More videos from aircrashuploader
@MrAlvinSinfulSong It shows that decisions should not be made by "groupthink" and by people with conflicts of interest (safety vs delays and costs).
sardanaphalus 5 months ago
This shows never play with mother Earth.
MrAlvinSinfulSong 6 months ago
@vogelbekdier97 There was no ice on the orbiter itself. The ice was on the pad structure. The water lines were left dripping to keep the pipes from bursting just like you do in the north. Ice build up on the tank or orbiter would have prevented the countdown from even happening.
aimhigh59 7 months ago