tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post5570737039910770105..comments2024-01-06T00:37:34.457-08:00Comments on Breakthrough Blogs: The Great and Powerful A to Z Theme Reveal Blogfest, India reaches Mars, Other Countries in Space, Nuclear Capabilities, and MpreStephen Tremphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-505830254365615072015-02-22T17:04:31.587-08:002015-02-22T17:04:31.587-08:00Cheryl, the nuclear factor is one that is rarely t...Cheryl, the nuclear factor is one that is rarely talked about because people are so excited about going deeper into space. But the threat is always there. Hopefully we won't blow each other up in the meantime.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-46552877757874828912015-02-22T17:03:05.835-08:002015-02-22T17:03:05.835-08:00Lexa, a space program does produce jobs and will c...Lexa, a space program does produce jobs and will continue to do so. And this is where we are going as a species. So the smart money is to get on board now as the race for Deep Space has officially begun.<br />Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-42903122944800034992015-02-22T17:01:48.744-08:002015-02-22T17:01:48.744-08:00Susan, they probably do not have as much red tape ...Susan, they probably do not have as much red tape to go through. This would effect quality control, but hey, they made it work.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-92231725351778209112015-02-22T17:00:50.297-08:002015-02-22T17:00:50.297-08:00Dr. Theda, simply add me to your blog roll. Blogge...Dr. Theda, simply add me to your blog roll. Blogger has that option to add a blog roll to your side bar so you can see when people put up new posts.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-87815238192488048842015-02-22T16:15:02.218-08:002015-02-22T16:15:02.218-08:00How do we "join" your great Blog.... suc...How do we "join" your great Blog.... such great posts to read....Dr. Thedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16437013120611829846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-59494376378354447772015-02-21T12:06:14.810-08:002015-02-21T12:06:14.810-08:00Congratulations on Mars beating the US to Mars. I ...Congratulations on Mars beating the US to Mars. I had no idea. Our news is terrible here. to much focus on stars and entertainment and not on world news happenings. I can't believe we are so close to A to Z again. Time sure does fly. Thinks for visitng me on my Blitz day.Mary Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364984522554522146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-16677157827787472502015-02-20T09:25:07.933-08:002015-02-20T09:25:07.933-08:00I was surprised that India was able to reach Mars ...I was surprised that India was able to reach Mars but not that they were able to do it cheaply.<br /><br />Love Heather's cover. LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-18038739121193633492015-02-20T05:01:20.974-08:002015-02-20T05:01:20.974-08:00Congrats to Heather. Love her cover! I'm still...Congrats to Heather. Love her cover! I'm still tweaking my theme. But I think I'll participate.Cathrina Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960849263181625782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-17187573289339769062015-02-20T02:22:09.818-08:002015-02-20T02:22:09.818-08:00Congrats to Heather on her cover! Such lovely colo...Congrats to Heather on her cover! Such lovely colors. I'm not A - Z-ing this year, but it will be fun to see everyone's themes. Am I the only one who thinks countries with starving people should not be spending millions on missions to Mars?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-60414820756837253672015-02-19T06:41:17.472-08:002015-02-19T06:41:17.472-08:00I'm on there. I can't wait!I'm on there. I can't wait!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-89358600005597493722015-02-18T16:53:04.411-08:002015-02-18T16:53:04.411-08:00I guess the day of the "little movie" ha...I guess the day of the "little movie" has long passed.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-28020704918242962192015-02-18T13:20:28.052-08:002015-02-18T13:20:28.052-08:00India does a lot of things much less expensively t...India does a lot of things much less expensively than the U.S. does. Do they cut corners... or do we waste money? I suspect it's mostly the latter.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-4141508515408440172015-02-16T15:51:48.860-08:002015-02-16T15:51:48.860-08:00I'd rather government put its space money into...I'd rather government put its space money into somewhere we could actually colonize if needed.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-31065872082400716072015-02-16T13:08:20.613-08:002015-02-16T13:08:20.613-08:00So much interest in space. Makes you think they kn...So much interest in space. Makes you think they know more than they are telling us.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing the cover today!<br />I appreciate it!<br />HeatherHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-4018028282171643992015-02-16T12:40:43.197-08:002015-02-16T12:40:43.197-08:00Although countries will preach their space progr...Although countries will preach their space programs are for peaceful purposes, there are the military possibilities too. I wonder if blood will ever be spilled on our moon. .Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-87150024618177112972015-02-16T11:49:54.051-08:002015-02-16T11:49:54.051-08:00You've given us a lot of very scary facts toda...You've given us a lot of very scary facts today. The nuclear ones, of course, but also the one that speaks to how skewed our priorities our in our world. Or maybe India is better at budgeting than Hollywood.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-73234335424402702232015-02-16T10:55:47.427-08:002015-02-16T10:55:47.427-08:00It doesn't seem remotely possible that India s...It doesn't seem remotely possible that India spent less on their Mars mission than the makers of Gravity spent on making a film. It would be interesting to compare the sums of money paid to actors and film makers to workers in the aerospace industry in India.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-85351157081483124072015-02-16T10:37:39.481-08:002015-02-16T10:37:39.481-08:00It's scary to think that we spend so much on m...It's scary to think that we spend so much on movies in comparison to other countries' space programs. Hmm. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-90453072959365315212015-02-16T09:44:24.844-08:002015-02-16T09:44:24.844-08:00Suzanne, my post Thursday on the A to Z Website co...Suzanne, my post Thursday on the A to Z Website covers some of the private industry companies competing with and contracted with NASA to take mankind into Deep Space. Leave it to private industry to find ways to save money and be successful.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-48355305380338090092015-02-16T09:39:59.578-08:002015-02-16T09:39:59.578-08:00Susan, and the proliferation will grow exponential...Susan, and the proliferation will grow exponentially in the decades to come. I have a future post of space cleanup that's really cool some of the ideas floating around.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-25475852957436734792015-02-16T09:38:56.953-08:002015-02-16T09:38:56.953-08:00Diane, the de-militarization of Japan after WWII a...Diane, the de-militarization of Japan after WWII and being under the protective umbrella of the US are what drive's their non-nuclear weapons program. But it's common knowledge they have the ability to make them faster than just about anyone else on the planet if necessary.Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-32174438676253371292015-02-16T09:31:57.949-08:002015-02-16T09:31:57.949-08:00I love that so many private companies are developi...I love that so many private companies are developing space technologies - very interesting for the future! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-30759929051748035562015-02-16T09:08:57.033-08:002015-02-16T09:08:57.033-08:00Japan doesn't have nuclear weapons? That's...Japan doesn't have nuclear weapons? That's surprising.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-19045352980950334642015-02-16T08:19:07.418-08:002015-02-16T08:19:07.418-08:00Amazing how much money is wasted in space flights ...Amazing how much money is wasted in space flights and movies about space flights. Private ventures again are showing the way in how things can be done for far less money. India to Mars for that amount of money? I think that caught a lot of people off guard. Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824539601044491117.post-15961883712154438342015-02-16T07:41:30.221-08:002015-02-16T07:41:30.221-08:00It really makes you wonder about the money put int...It really makes you wonder about the money put into movies.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.com