The Phoenix Has Landed, or Hope Icy. - Page 2

TheMercenary · 05-29-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

19 Million is small change for the government.

The space shuttle was going to be launched anyway. There's no special launch for the pump.

Tell that to all the people who are struggling to pay their bills. Let me see if I can find out how 19 million and the cost of a space shuttle launch combined would help out the people here or help to close our pourous borders to the horde.

Happy Monkey · 05-29-2008, 09:10 PM

Hey, people struggling to pay your bills:

19 Million is small change for the government.

The space shuttle was going to be launched anyway. There's no special launch for the pump.

TheMercenary · 05-29-2008, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Hey, people struggling to pay your bills:

19 Million is small change for the government.

The space shuttle was going to be launched anyway. There's no special launch for the pump.

Sure, try to cover your liberal view of the world... dude, this will haunt you.

TheMercenary · 05-29-2008, 09:18 PM

Ok, 500 million is chump change to you...

Again tell it to those trying to pay the bills...

A7. What does a single shuttle launch cost?
[written by Dwayne Allen Day]

About $400-500 million. This is just the cost of the 8 or so missions per year divided into the total cost of the program per year. Adding another mission to the ones already planned costs about $100 million or so. If you work in the development costs, then the cost of each shuttle mission can be as high as $1.5 billion, but this number keeps going down as more and more shuttles are launched and the development costs are amortized over more total flights.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4411/faq-a.htm

Elspode · 05-29-2008, 09:33 PM

I think we should just sit back and smile at the pretty lights in the sky.

Happy Monkey · 05-30-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

About $400-500 million.

2-3 days worth of Iraq. And already budgeted for.

And I didn't say that the shuttle was small change, I said that the toilet was, and the fact that a toilet broke...

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Now what was that you all were saying about how important it is to have the space station and how it was small change??

...isn't some sort of revelatory experience.

TheMercenary · 05-30-2008, 12:24 PM

It must be good to be a Happy Monkey. Your web monkey is funny.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-30-2008, 11:56 PM

Help in on the way.

TheMercenary · 05-31-2008, 07:08 AM

Bruce, you slay me.

barefoot serpent · 06-02-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

So now to further our research NASA has promised to pay the Russians 19 million dollars to install a second toilet on the space station next year. And we are about to lauch a space shuttle to take a frigging pump part to the space station to fix the existing toilet...

Now what was that you all were saying about how important it is to have the space station and how it was small change??

you need to read tws post again...

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These exploratory spacecraft are inexpensive. Only 10% of the NASA budget is spent on what does all the science - unmanned spacecraft. The 90% spent on manned programs has yet to be doing any useful science. $80billion on a space station that was only supposed to cost $8billion - and it still has never done any useful science.

unmanned robots don't need a toilet.

TheMercenary · 06-02-2008, 11:46 AM

My posts agree that the manned program is to expensive. I accept that it is cheaper for unmanned programs. If we go all un-manned that means we should be able to trim their budget by 90% and they can still do what they want to do.

barefoot serpent · 06-02-2008, 12:34 PM

OK, this clinches it. Martians only have 4 toes.

Urbane Guerrilla · 06-04-2008, 11:40 PM

Somewhere a Martian is missing his foot...

spudcon · 06-05-2008, 10:33 AM

Phoenix landed on his leg, and he had to chew his foot off before picture was taken.

05-29-2008, 09:10 PM	#17
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Hey, people struggling to pay your bills: 19 Million is small change for the government. The space shuttle was going to be launched anyway. There's no special launch for the pump. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-29-2008, 09:18 PM	#19
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Ok, 500 million is chump change to you... Again tell it to those trying to pay the bills... A7. What does a single shuttle launch cost? [written by Dwayne Allen Day] About $400-500 million. This is just the cost of the 8 or so missions per year divided into the total cost of the program per year. Adding another mission to the ones already planned costs about $100 million or so. If you work in the development costs, then the cost of each shuttle mission can be as high as $1.5 billion, but this number keeps going down as more and more shuttles are launched and the development costs are amortized over more total flights. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4411/faq-a.htm __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-29-2008, 09:33 PM	#20
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think we should just sit back and smile at the pretty lights in the sky. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-30-2008, 12:24 PM	#22
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	It must be good to be a Happy Monkey. Your web monkey is funny. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-30-2008, 11:56 PM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Help in on the way. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-31-2008, 07:08 AM	#24
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Bruce, you slay me. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-02-2008, 11:46 AM	#26
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	My posts agree that the manned program is to expensive. I accept that it is cheaper for unmanned programs. If we go all un-manned that means we should be able to trim their budget by 90% and they can still do what they want to do. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-02-2008, 12:34 PM	#27
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	OK, this clinches it. Martians only have 4 toes. Attached Images __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

06-04-2008, 11:40 PM	#28
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Somewhere a Martian is missing his foot...

06-05-2008, 10:33 AM	#29
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Phoenix landed on his leg, and he had to chew his foot off before picture was taken. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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