<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Planet-seeking telescope funding denied, thanks to you-know-what. </title> <atom:link href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/01/planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/01/planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what</link> <description>Human Animals at the Crossroads of Science, Religion, Media and Culture</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:04:13 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title> By: Dan Klarmann </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/01/planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what/comment-page-1/#comment-15959</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Klarmann]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:04:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2111#comment-15959</guid> <description><![CDATA[My father fought the space station project since its first proposal in the '80's. But he had no more clout than any other scientist working for NASA. That public relations behemoth was built at the expense of all other space research for 2 decades. It is full of compromises that make it neither an adequate station for extended human occupation, nor a good base for micro-gravity industry. I'm not worried. China plans to have a moon base in the next decade. They can sell data to us, if our fast-increasing debt to them allows. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My father fought the space station project since its first proposal in the '80's. But he had no more clout than any other scientist working for NASA. That public relations behemoth was built at the expense of all other space research for 2 decades. It is full of compromises that make it neither an adequate station for extended human occupation, nor a good base for micro-gravity industry.</p> <p>I'm not worried. China plans to have a moon base in the next decade. They can sell data to us, if our fast-increasing debt to them allows. </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Erich Vieth </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/01/planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what/comment-page-1/#comment-15957</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erich Vieth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:45:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2111#comment-15957</guid> <description><![CDATA[Neil: I agree with your comments about the space station. From everything I've read, it's not orbiting up there as part of the pursuit of science. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Neil: I agree with your comments about the space station. From everything I've read, it's not orbiting up there as part of the pursuit of science. </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Neil Fiertel </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/01/planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what/comment-page-1/#comment-15940</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Fiertel]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:14:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2111#comment-15940</guid> <description><![CDATA[One can say, of course, the war in Iraq has nearly bankrupted the US..One can also say, why exactly is the US SPENDING MONEY ON THE STUPID, USELESS, SPACE STATION?? It delivers zero science, a lot of air pollution, losses of many lives via the uqually stupid Shuttle, likely long term decrease in life span for the inhabitants and..no planet seeking telescope...The Earth, the home of the human species ought to be going into space all working together to colonise via the moon instead of pretending to be doing space research and in so doing, funding the planetary telescopes would be a part of such ongoing expansion of our species off the earth...One needs in a sense to look ahead before going! ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One can say, of course, the war in Iraq has nearly bankrupted the US..One can also say, why exactly is the US SPENDING MONEY ON THE STUPID, USELESS, SPACE STATION?? It delivers zero science, a lot of air pollution, losses of many lives via the uqually stupid Shuttle, likely long term decrease in life span for the inhabitants and..no planet seeking telescope…The Earth, the home of the human species ought to be going into space all working together to colonise via the moon instead of pretending to be doing space research and in so doing, funding the planetary telescopes would be a part of such ongoing expansion of our species off the earth…One needs in a sense to look ahead before going! </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: grumpypilgrim </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/01/planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what/comment-page-1/#comment-15934</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[grumpypilgrim]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:11:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2111#comment-15934</guid> <description><![CDATA["What is the reputation of the United States?" Heck, Bush doesn't care what *Americans* think of him, why should he care what 'furiners' think? ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"What is the reputation of the United States?"</p> <p>Heck, Bush doesn't care what *Americans* think of him, why should he care what 'furiners' think? </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Erich Vieth </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/01/planet-seeking-telescope-funding-denied-thanks-to-you-know-what/comment-page-1/#comment-15933</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erich Vieth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:35:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2111#comment-15933</guid> <description><![CDATA[What is the reputation of the United States? Here are the numbers.  <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/bush-shrugs-off-plummeting-international-reputation/" rel="nofollow">Link here.</a> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is the reputation of the United States? Here are the numbers. <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/bush-shrugs-off-plummeting-international-reputation/" rel="nofollow">Link here.</a> </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>