jpl.nasa.gov— The politics and science behind the birth of the America's space program after World War 2. Extremely well-done documentary produced by JPL and CalTech.
Aug 24, 2008View in Crawl 4
NASA and PBS are two of the very few fluff programs that our government runs that I approve spending my tax money on. Of course, if the Libertarians can get my tax burden reduced by that much, I can choose to contribute to both directly.
The shuttle is a waste for science - the move from unmanned launchers to the shuttle short circuited a lot of good science. Huge amounts of money have been spent on this 'space truck' that would have been much better used to fund unmanned space science of the kind JPL has specialized in.
Closed AccountAug 25, 2008
this is one of those videos everyone ignores at the museum...
bubba9999Aug 25, 2008
NASA and PBS are two of the very few fluff programs that our government runs that I approve spending my tax money on. Of course, if the Libertarians can get my tax burden reduced by that much, I can choose to contribute to both directly.
franksvalliAug 26, 2008
Halfway through the video, the guy goes overly dramatic: "To have the Communists lead in technology to pioneer a new frontier OF INFINITE SIZE?!"
dikstrAug 28, 2008
The shuttle is a waste for science - the move from unmanned launchers to the shuttle short circuited a lot of good science. Huge amounts of money have been spent on this 'space truck' that would have been much better used to fund unmanned space science of the kind JPL has specialized in.