Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Silly scientist and their humanizing metaphors.
Who watches the watchmen?
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The Reinterpretation of Cold Dark Matter as a Bose-Einstein Condensate
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Trio of physicists create computer simulation of dark matter using an empirical function
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Nasa just finalized the deal for the SLS. We've got a new heavy rocket for the fist time in, what, 50 years?
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This is gonna be fun.
edited 3rd Jul '14 11:45:05 AM by rmctagg09
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
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It's better than nothing. Assuming congress doesn't cut funding some more.
I mean, Nasa's long term human exploration plans boil down to "hope the government shows us some love eventually". They really don't get the funding to do much with it right now.
I'm baaaaaaack
And corruption strikes again! SLS is not going anywhere because Boeing paid quite a lot of money to Congress, and there is a proposed law in place that will forbid NASA from challenging SLS in court! The NA&S Act doesn't mean shit when it comes to money.
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Controversial clues of two 'Goldilocks planets' that might support life are proven false
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Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer.
HR 3625
(b) Prohibition on reserving funds The Administrator may not reserve funds from amounts appropriated for a covered program, and shall direct prime contractors not to reserve funds, for potential termination liability costs with respect to a covered program.
But it looks like the bill is already half dead. Relevant NA&S Act:
(a) Rules and Regulations.—In the performance of its functions, the Administration is authorized to make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and amend rules and regulations governing the manner of its operations and the exercise of the powers vested in it by law.
edited 3rd Jul '14 2:04:03 PM by KnightofNASA
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...If it's required for them to spend money on it, how is it "not going anywhere"?
Look it may not have been the best option, and it was rather forced on them, but goddamit we've got a rocket more powerful than a Saturn V being built, and that fucker's going to go to space.
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That sounds like standard contractual boilerplate.
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
It basically said "if you decided to cancel SLS then we will revoke the funding from HSF and keep it in the Treasury".
"Not going anywhere" means it will not get cancelled anytime soon.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Oh the joys of contractors and private companies wielding their monetary influence.
The flying NASA telescope Pretty damn cool.
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ah, misunderstood you. my bad
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Ultrasound for astronomers? A young star's age can be gleamed from nothing but sound waves
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New Insight Into Dark Matter Density
Meteorite Find May Be The Key To Evolutionary Event
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Supermassive black hole blows molecular gas out of a galaxy at one million kilometers per hour
Dr. Buzz Aldrin is currently doing an AMA right now. Join the bandwagon.
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A stellar womb shaped and destroyed by its ungrateful offspring
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.