The Future of NASA with Neil deGrasse Tyson

How much would you pay for the universe?

Neil deGrasse Tyson at UB: What NASA Means to America's Future http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQhNZE...

Follow Neil on Twitter: http://twitter.com/neiltyson

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[challchris]

came from alchestbreach, stayed for tyson.

[lordvadermatt]

Alchestbreach army? Are you there? I'm alone are'nt I?

[yournewchipleader]

Love the message, hate the video.



[sudoLinux666]

Sorry about that. I should have clarified a bit more:

"The risks [of exploration] were challenged and defied by lesser generations[e.g. Apollo-Era Engineers, Voyagers during the Age of Discovery, etc]."

And by 'machine', I was referring to the general notion of not being able to practically make a system 100% reliable. Especially in the case of a launch vehicle and subsystems operating at their peak performance for the entire duration of an ascent (~8 minutes more or less).

[mphello]

Not sure what you mean by "lesser generations". Everyone has their challenges.

From a "machine"? Well, the risk is a LOT broader than that, than just a single physical machine.

It's the whole system, including the impact incurred by the costs.

[sudoLinux666]

You cannot completely eliminate risk from a machine, but you can drastically decrease the probability of contingencies.

I do wonder what a chap like yourself had thought when Columbus sailed; endangering the lives of numerous sailors and exposing them to new threats, strains of disease, and increasingly problematic ration issues.

The risks were challenged and defied by lesser generations. I don't think we're to be thwarted by the dangers inherent with space exploration at all whatsoever.

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[mphello]

I'm all for increasing NASA's budget to 1%. Even 2%.

But, there's still no reason to risk astronauts' lives with a manned space program.

[Laeadern]

This man speaks nothing but truth....and people should listen.

[whosetommy]

I wanted to be a pilot, but I'm color blind(deficient). Fuck my right?

[Mark Henderson]

The NASA budget has trended down to its current state since 1994 starting at .9 percent and ending in 2012 at .5 percent. 1993 was the last year NASA had a full percent on the tax dollar. The last time NASA was under 1 percent was from 1978-1988.

[Daniel Neill]

If you had a nickle for everytime someone asked that, you could fund the nasa program 10 times over.

[charboyle360]

i came cuz its an honors science assignment. lol. still awesome though