RIP CAPT James Lovell, USN, Apollo 8 & 13

[MikeD]

Jim Lovell of Apollo 8 & 13 fame passed today at 97. Lovell’s passing leaves 6 remaining living Apollo program astronauts: David Scott, Russ Schweikart, Buzz Aldrin, Fred Haise, Charles Duke, and Harrison Schmidt.

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

Astronaut Jim Lovell has died, NASA announced.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Wardogg]

We lose another great one.

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

Astronaut Jim Lovell has died, NASA announced.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[knot4u]

Jim Lovell of Apollo 8 & 13 fame passed today at 97. Lovell’s passing leaves 6 remaining living Apollo program astronauts: David Scott, Russ Schweikart, Buzz Aldrin, Fred Haise, Charles Duke, and Harrison Schmidt.

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

Astronaut Jim Lovell has died, NASA announced.

www.cbsnews.com

Very few people give a • about these things anymore. Thanks for taking the time to remember him. I'm unsure but it seems like the zeitgeist thinks we're just going to decide to return to the moon because they want it to happen and it'll be easy. At the same time they've decided SpaceX is run by an evil supervillain and Teslas are an easy opportunity for some sort of online social media virtue signaling credibility. If they destroy the only US company that actually offers a commute to the ISS how do they ever expect to progress to the moon. I've heard they want to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. That all sounds like a fun experiment, is NASA going to do it or will SpaceX make that happen?

 

[WacoFan]

Very few people give a • about these things anymore. Thanks for taking the time to remember him. I'm unsure but it seems like the zeitgeist thinks we're just going to decide to return to the moon because they want it to happen and it'll be easy. At the same time they've decided SpaceX is run by an evil supervillain and Teslas are an easy opportunity for some sort of online social media virtue signaling credibility. If they destroy the only US company that actually offers a commute to the ISS how do they ever expect to progress to the moon. I've heard they want to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. That all sounds like a fun experiment, is NASA going to do it or will SpaceX make that happen?

Sean Duffy, Interim head of NASA and other Real World MTV Reality TV alumnis will make it happen.

I hope personally it is NASA. The idea of privatizing the nations only way to space was among the most stupid to ever be considered, much less acted upon.

 

[knot4u]

Sean Duffy, Interim head of NASA and other Real World MTV Reality TV alumnis will make it happen.

I hope personally it is NASA. The idea of privatizing the nations only way to space was among the most stupid to ever be considered, much less acted upon.

I'm confused. NASA didn't actually build anything, they used contractors. They still want multiple bidders for their disbursements so they can award them to the lowest bidder. SpaceX seems to be the only contractor available currently, Boeing tried but they went over budget and have been unsuccessful so far providing reliable transportation to and from the ISS. When have our space ambitions not been privatized? Like I said I'm a bit confused, do you think government employees designed, built and operated everything thus far, including the Moon landing? Are you upset that there's only one viable option? Is that Elons fault?

 

[Richman]

So Musk is an •? Hint: Most people that changed the world or the way we live were/are. Personally I find him distasteful, and think there are better ways to go about things, but I'm not the one firing off successful rockets like fireworks, and using the money to fund even bigger ones.

Many people who changed the way we live got hauled into court over their lifetimes, both in reality and in the court of public opinion. In the times they lost in actual court, it usually made them richer, and in the court of public opinion...well, turns out, that doesn't matter.

You could get a person today who invents a way to print new organs using 3D print technology and progenitor cells cloned from the patients own DNA. Drop of blood, send it in, and poof, 28 days later a new kidney. That person would be vilified, in some measure, because someone would find a reason that it is objectionable, unholy, ruins the transplant industry, or god forbid, makes even a cent of profit to put back into their company to move the bar.

It's always something.