Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by 1_player on Saturday December 25, 2021 @08:31AM
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He's a 80 year old American politician. It's the demographic of people that see religion and God everywhere, even when talking about an international, deeply scientific endeavour. It's a cultural quirk I guess.
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Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by darknavi on Saturday December 25, 2021 @08:42AM
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I don't agree with much Trump did as president but damn if I didn't respect Jim Bridenstine so much more than this guy.
Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by dreamcompiler on Saturday December 25, 2021 @09:00AM
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I liked Bridenstine too but Bill Nelson has been an ardent space supporter longer than Bridenstine has been alive. And Nelson has actually flown in space.
Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by garaetjjte on Saturday December 25, 2021 @09:15AM
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Politician-turned-astronaut seems more like space tourism though.
Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by Rebelgecko on Saturday December 25, 2021 @03:43PM
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I don't know if his stunt is something that should be applauded. The original payload specialist was an engineer who had worked on the actual payload at Hughes. After the second time being bumped from a mission to be replaced by a politician, he was reassigned to the Challenger where he died.