Richard Branson has a Space Program while Obama golfs

Capitalism in Space

• Virgin Galactic again notches successful supersonic test flight.  The third such test flight examined the spaceship's reaction control system and thermal protection.
• Meanwhile back on earth Obama goes golfing and both useless parties in Congress allow NASA to go out of business.

Virgin Galactic, the joint venture between Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments, says its third test flight was a success.

Chief pilot Dave Mackay was at the helm of the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) conducting its third successful supersonic test, Virgin Galactic announced Tuesday. In addition to ensuring the spaceship could reach supersonic speed, the team tested SS2's reaction control system and thermal protection on the tail booms reports C/Net.

The reaction control system's successful test was an important milestone for the Virgin Galactic team. The RCS, as it's known, give the pilots full maneuvering capability in space. The thermal protection keeps the tail safe from high temperatures while the rocket motor is firing.

Stunning Video

Virgin Space Ship Two goes supersonic in test flight

Capitalism is space

Taking our space program to a museum.

"Mommy, what is that?"
"Darling that is a space ship from the olden days when America was great, had jobs and did not pay people to sit on their asses doing nothing for their entire lives."
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Endeavour on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
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See our article:
NASA - An Obama going of business sale

Yard Sale at NASA as America goes out of Business

The Olden Days

 Back in the olden days America ruled the

solar system.  Now NASA is having yard sales

to raise money for a bankrupt nation. 

What the Fuck!  -  I have lived too long.  I was born back when America was the superpower of all superpowers ruling the world and the solar system.  Today I see a bankrupt America selling off NASA assets in a God Damn fucking yard sale.

Don't blame Obama.  The Democrat Senate and GOP House have done nothing as the nation devolves into third world space program status.

NASA is in the midst of a huge yard sale at Kennedy Space Center, peddling unused hangars, assembly buildings, launch complexes and even a landing strip to commercial space companies.

Dip-shit Republicans like Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) are asking Congress whether the space agency is cleaning out the closets thoroughly enough.

NASA is trying to save millions of dollars it spends maintaining rocket-launch properties it no longer needs because of the space shuttle's retirement while hoping to fuel the emerging commercial space industry at Cape Canaveral reports McClatchy News.

Mica said he will call for a congressional hearing early next year to explore NASA's options for land or buildings that might no longer be needed among the 140,000 acres and scores of facilities at KSC.
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Mica has not suggested that NASA is hoarding assets. But he said he wants to have a look as part of his ongoing crusade to spotlight federal property that's wasted or underused.
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Hitchhiking
Hoping the Russians will give us a ride.
If this does not piss you off then you are already dead.

 

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/11/28/210031/congressman-questions-whether.html#storylink=cpy

Taking our space program to a museum.

"Mommy, what is that?"
"Darling that is a space ship from the olden days when America was great, had jobs and did not pay people to sit on their asses doing nothing for their entire lives."
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Endeavour on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.