The Orrery
Orrery User Guide
Earth Viewer
work in progress
Home
Space/Science
↳
Transient Alerts
Geek Speak
Science Fiction
Current Events
Off Topic
Flame
Guest Board
☰
Space/Science
Space/Science
Transient Alerts
Geek Speak
Science Fiction
Current Events
Off Topic
Flame
Guest Board
☰
Recent posts
Recent posts
Fewer Transient Alerts coming
BuckGalaxy
November 2, 2026 5:48 pm
(Space/Science)
This report from Congress came out last week...
podrock
November 1, 2026 11:22 pm
(Current Events)
Happy Halloween
podrock
October 31, 2026 3:03 am
(Off Topic)
Expect one hell of a recession/depression in 2027
Arrell
October 31, 2026 1:16 am
(Current Events)
Next week will get ugly....
Arrell
October 30, 2026 2:02 pm
(Current Events)
Sir Patrick Stewart.
podrock
October 30, 2026 11:52 am
(Off Topic)
Bernie Taupin. A great interview
podrock
October 30, 2026 3:05 am
(Off Topic)
A new Dwarf Planet?
Arrell
October 30, 2026 12:49 am
(Space/Science)
John Wheeler's philosophy: "Beyond the Black Hole"
RL
October 17, 2025 5:00 am
(Space/Science)
"Engage!"
BuckGalaxy
October 29, 2026 10:58 pm
(Off Topic)
On this day in Space/Science
1 year ago (that week)
New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9
7 replies · Nov 5, 2025
5 years ago (that week)
ZEISS Mineralogic 3D
1 reply · Nov 3, 2021
10 years ago (that week)
CO2 to ethanol
0 replies · Nov 1, 2016
Search the board
Go
Home
Guide
Resources
Orrery
Earth viewer
Sea ice
Log in
Register
Space/Science
Reasons to go to space
Raoul
—
6/20/2006 9:04:37 PM
(archived)
Tough questions
to convince the public.
The public always overestimates its cost.
Log in
or
register
to post.
The whole thread
(21 posts)
Reasons to go to space
-
Raoul
-
6/20/2006 9:04:37 PM
What we have gained ALREADY from space research.
-
David F Mayer
-
6/21/2006 5:44:32 PM
Nasa television is a joke.
-
Lee
-
6/21/2006 6:45:42 PM
Spinoffs are the weakest argument
-
Robert
-
6/21/2006 6:29:05 PM
Like I said...
-
Robert
-
6/22/2006 4:32:08 PM
Spinoffs? Not spinoffs, direct results.
-
David F Mayer
-
6/22/2006 12:58:30 PM
The ISS was going to look for things that only could be made in orbit.
-
alcaray
-
6/21/2006 8:54:07 PM
circular argument
-
Robert
-
6/21/2006 10:29:47 PM
nobody knows what we will find. That's the point of research.
-
alcaray
-
6/21/2006 10:53:10 PM
re: nobody knows what we will find. That's the point of research.
-
Robert
-
6/22/2006 4:14:09 AM
if you google ISS+metallurgy you will find...
-
alcaray
-
6/22/2006 3:04:47 PM
OK
-
Robert
-
6/22/2006 4:39:06 PM
Well certainly ISS can't ever compete with putting a flag on the moon or on Mars
-
alcaray
-
6/22/2006 5:04:33 PM
Can't disagree with that.
(n/t)
-
Robert
-
6/22/2006 6:57:19 PM
re: Thar was also possible with the Shuttle
-
Raoul
-
6/21/2006 9:11:08 PM
The difference
-
alcaray
-
6/21/2006 9:45:19 PM
re: Spinoffs are the weakest argument
-
LJK
-
6/21/2006 7:33:23 PM
re: All those things can be or are done by unmanned spacecrafts
(n/t)
-
Raoul
-
6/21/2006 5:53:05 PM
re: Reasons to go to space
-
Robert
-
6/21/2006 5:44:09 PM
Perhaps because the public pays the cost.
(n/t)
-
ER
-
6/21/2006 2:12:03 PM
Interstellar Migration and the Human Experience
-
ljk
-
7/2/2006 12:20:38 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.