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Kennedy gets his own TFR
Mxsmanic wrote in
: Tina writes: I don't remember, but was anyone in this newsgroup upset that Senator John Glenn got to ride in one of the shuttles for some 'scientific' reason after he left the senate? It was, of course, made up science. I thought his trip was useful because it made it clear that age isn't the obstacle that many believe it to be. Wo! just think! you'll be able to not fly airpalnes well into your nineties! Bertie |
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Glenn's trip was a "Thank you" from NASA. It was junk science, nothing
seems to have appeared in the professional literature. Who cares about the cost, it's other people's money. It made NOTHING clear. scientifically except a useless agency knows where its funding comes from. On May 27, 3:36 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: Tina writes: I don't remember, but was anyone in this newsgroup upset that Senator John Glenn got to ride in one of the shuttles for some 'scientific' reason after he left the senate? It was, of course, made up science. I thought his trip was useful because it made it clear that age isn't the obstacle that many believe it to be. |
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I don't remember, but was anyone in this newsgroup upset that Senator
John Glenn got to ride in one of the shuttles for some 'scientific' reason after he left the senate? It was, of course, made up science. I thought his trip was useful because it made it clear that age isn't the obstacle that many believe it to be. Giving an elderly astronaut-hero-senator a free ride on the shuttle (which, after all, has the capacity to carry him at no extra charge) is a far cry from denying all pilots the right to overfly a dying politician sitting on his yacht. There is no moral equivalence in the two examples. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:V0z%j.185288$yE1.118457@attbi_s21: I don't remember, but was anyone in this newsgroup upset that Senator John Glenn got to ride in one of the shuttles for some 'scientific' reason after he left the senate? It was, of course, made up science. I thought his trip was useful because it made it clear that age isn't the obstacle that many believe it to be. Giving an elderly astronaut-hero-senator a free ride on the shuttle (which, after all, has the capacity to carry him at no extra charge) is a far cry from denying all pilots the right to overfly a dying politician sitting on his yacht. There is no moral equivalence in the two examples. No extra charge? You are nuts. Go learn about the cost of carrying each pound into orbit. |
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On 2008-05-30, Helen Waite wrote:
No extra charge? You are nuts. Go learn about the cost of carrying each pound into orbit. I strongly suspect the price/kg into orbit is calculated as total cost of mission divided by payload, to give you the launch price. If the launch vehicle is going *anyway*, the incremental cost of putting John Glenn in there is probably a fraction of the per kg. cost that is stated as the Shuttle price/kg launched into low Earth orbit. -- From the sunny Isle of Man. Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid. |
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Soupy Sales was a seniour
Tina wrote on 5/26/2008 : As I wrote before, I don't like this man, but this kind of perq is pretty minor for someone with his influence. It may be one of the last times he *SALES* this course. |
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On May 26, 8:20 pm, Tina wrote:
As I wrote before, I don't like this man, but this kind of perq is pretty minor for someone with his influence. It may be one of the last times he sales this course. I don't remember, but was anyone in this newsgroup upset that Senator John Glenn got to ride in one of the shuttles for some 'scientific' reason after he left the senate? It was, of course, made up science. While some may complain about the cost of such a trip for Glenn, I probably won't. John Glenn is nearly unique in his background. But other than some tax money, his trip affected no one. Ted Kennedy is one of many hundreds of Senators past and present. A TFR affects many people, mostly in a negative vein. He does not warrant that as a senator. If he did, so do the other senators. And if we had a TFR for all of them, we could pretty much shut the country down. Tina wrote" This TFR probably was intended to protect the Figawi (I am NOT joking about the name) race, goes from one of the islands to Hyannis. The Boston Globe wrote Were TFRs issued for the previous races? I don't know. If not, then the TFR was for Kennedy. If they were, then this discussion is moot. 8) |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: Glenn's shuttle ride was most likely a reward for his role in thwarting the Senate investigation of the illegal fundraising activities of Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party. or possibly an attempt to get rid of Sen Glenn so the vast right wing conspiracy could try again... yeah, that's what it was... ;-) -- Bob Noel (goodness, please trim replies!!!) |
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Bob Noel wrote:
In article , "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: Glenn's shuttle ride was most likely a reward for his role in thwarting the Senate investigation of the illegal fundraising activities of Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party. or possibly an attempt to get rid of Sen Glenn so the vast right wing conspiracy could try again... yeah, that's what it was... Gee, another conspiracy nut. |
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