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The Amateur Future of Space Travel

nytimes.com — It was in 2004 that NASA inaugurated what it calls the Centennial Challenges. The purses for the seven contests would range from the $200,000 to $2 million for the creation of a new lunar lander. The winners retain the rights to their inventions. So if it works out as planned, everybody wins. So far this has not been easy...

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Karant, on 10/11/2007, -17/+2COOL! But,

In west philadelfia born and raised
On the playground where I spent most of my days
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool
And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys said "we’re up in no good"
Started making trouble in my neighbourhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
And said "you’re moving with your aunte and uncle in bel-air"
- xerus, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Wow. Way to fail at the fresh prince meme.
- slicedoranges, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Yeah, you tried way too hard dude.
webcure, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1Interesting Start-Up!
MrBabyMan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Permalink (in case NYT shuts out access to registered users only):
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01nasa-t.html?ex=1340942400&en=984eb2b1d849c85a&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8This excellent article on one page:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01nasa-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01nasa-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01nasa-t.html?ei=5124&en=984eb2b1d849c85a&ex=1340942400&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=print
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01nasa-t.html?ei=5124&en=984eb2b1d849c85a&ex=1340942400&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all

High-Resolution Space Pictures: Suits and Gloves and Gorgeous Views

1. NASA Astronaut Edward White, Gemini IV, 1965
http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/luceneweb/fullimage.jsp?photoId=S65-30427
via http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/luceneweb/caption_direct.jsp?photoId=S65-30427

2. NASA Astronaut Mark C. Lee, STS-64
http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/MEDIUM/GPN-2000-001056.jpg
http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001056.jpg
via http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001056.html

3. NASA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, STS-41B
http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/MEDIUM/GPN-2000-001156.jpg
http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001156.jpg
via http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001156.html

4. NASA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, STS-41B - far away from the shuttle!
http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/MEDIUM/GPN-2000-001087.jpg
http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001087.jpg
via http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001087.html

5. NASA Astronaut James H. Newman, STS-88
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-88/hires/s88e5145.jpg
via http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-88/html/s88e5145.html

6. NASA Astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan, STS-96
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-96/hires/sts096_357_003.jpg
via http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-96/html/sts096_357_003.html

7. Yeah, I'd suit up tetherless for an hour or two for a view like this:
http://chamorrobible.org/images/photos/gpw-200702-49-NASA-ISS007-E-10807-space-sunset-20030721-Pacific-Ocean-large.jpg
via http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-200702.htm (photo 49)
- vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18. NASA AstronautJerry L. Ross, STS-41B,
  http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/162462main_rms06_61B-41-019_hires.jpg
  via http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/rms_gallery.html
- vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2[CORRECTED]
  
  8. NASA Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, STS-61B
  http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/162462main_rms06_61B-41-019_hires.jpg
  via http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/rms_gallery.html
- vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19. NASA Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, STS-114
  (a) http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-114/hires/s114e6646.jpg
  via http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-114/html/s114e6646.html
  
  (b) http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/125657main_pao_s114e6642_hires.jpg
  via http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/multimedia/top30_page3.html
Fieri, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1NASA needs to be abolished, and I would call on other industrialized nations to similiarly dismantle their national space programs.

Government space monopolies do not effectively research space exploration because there is no profit motive. They stage photo ops. We must make space exploration a business venture if humanity is ever going to sincerely start moving out.
- vanza001, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0there never will be any economical reason to go to space. If you abolish Nasa you kill the possibility of anyone getting to space until we have a way to get there thats cheap enough to be worth it. That will likely never happen if there isnt someone researching it with public money. I like the idea of getting rid of nasa. The government should offer up bids to do jobs.
- Fieri, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Not true. Advertising, satellites, joy trips, vacation spots, obtaining interesting information for publication in private space journals. And of course natural resources.
pwallroth, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3The Amateur Future of Space Travel also known as How Less Intelligent People Blow Themselves Up
jjfaith, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0kind of wierd what happens with your hands
garfonzo, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1Hard to take this seriously when they keep referring to him as Homer even though it really is his name.
eksai, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2you want to increase space travel? use the free market approach

Issue this statement: "The first person or corporation that is the first to reach another world, will have all claim to natural resources of that world...provided they house 100 employees there within 25 years"
kukumaka, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2ɟ1ǝsʎɯ ɥɔnoʇ oʇ ǝʞı1 ı
- vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2dude don't feel rushed but when you're done with the touchy-feely thing can you tell us how wrote that comment upside down and in reverse?
  - Dayyve, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The 'L's are 1's. How the hell did you do the rest?!? Are those regular ASCII symbols that make it look like upside down writing? The 'f' seems a little strange....
    - Dayyve, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Bah! There is a digg story on the front page right now of a website that will flip and reverse them. It is not some arcane form of black magic as I had assumed.....
    - vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Digg Link:
      http://digg.com/playable_web_games/i_x_u_op_p_sdn
mikesty, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2The Homer Glove! Awesome.
redxninja, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Yay...more garbages in earth orbit.
- MWeather, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Orbit? You must be joking.
cr1t, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1It was a good article, except for the 3 paragraphs of American patriotism thrown in for free.
sumrandommember, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The future is amateur?
GeezerD, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Uh, so, what is the object just slightly right of center in the enlarged Peter Homer photo?
Karant, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1
In west philadelfia born and raised
On the playground where I spent most of my days
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool
And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys said "we’re up in no good"
Started making trouble in my neighbourhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
And said "you’re moving with your aunte and uncle in bel-air"
oana77, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0 Yes, it is definitely the future of amateur space travel
oana77, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Wonderful article,thank you
Oana,
http://benvarim.blogspot.com/
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