Fuuck the Middle East and their oil

I couldn't agree more, Indie.

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Originally Posted by IndiReloaded [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Yes, DM & that is what I was referring to when I said that private programs were in danger of being squeezed with US gov't policy on things like the Ares project. Stupid politicians & administrators too dumb to understand what they are undermining. NASA should just let these companies do their thing & buy their projects off-the-shelf. Put the funding back into basic research where it belongs & leave the development stuff to these excellent groups. They do it way better anyway.

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Not completely. They do a better job of commercializing things. But that is something I would love to see more and more of in the way of alternative energy which is why I had a link to Syntroleum. GM is underway to mass produce hydrogen powered automobiles. THOSE are the areas best left to private companies because they have incentive (yay for capitalism!)

Mars rovers are kind of a different story

G that video was awesome.