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Horratio Antillies
The Skunkworks
The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2012.07.25 22:41:00 -
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I rarely post on the forums so I don't know if this is the right place to post this but I think the common theme makes it relevant.
http://www.fightforspace.com/
http://www.facebook.com/FightForSpace
I hope all of you will give it some thought and at the very least help spread the word.
They also have a kickstarter to help fund the documentary
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/420606009/fight-for-space-space-program-and-nasa-documentary
Also, how cool would it be if CCP donated enough to get an associate producer credit in the film along with a short interview talking about how much interest their is in manned space travel across the whole world, not just in America.
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Gogela
Direct Action LLC.
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Posted - 2012.07.25 22:45:00 -
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/signed.
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Jim Era
The Syndicate Inc
En Garde
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Posted - 2012.07.25 22:48:00 -
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>.< can't follow links at work for some reason.
Will forget about it by the time I get home. shed some light on what it is? |
Horratio Antillies
The Skunkworks
The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2012.07.25 22:53:00 -
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Jim Era wrote:>.< can't follow links at work for some reason.
Will forget about it by the time I get home. shed some light on what it is?
This is a quote from their website's "About Us" page.
Quote:About Us
Space is expensive, space is dangerous, space is exciting, and space is awesome! Before I was born, we landed a man on the moon. This accomplishment launched an entire generation of scientists, engineers, and technological enthusiasts, at every educational level from high school to P.H.D. Since before I can remember, I was always enamored with space. I watched television shows and movies like Star Trek, Star Wars, the Outer Limits, and Babylon 5. Whenever there was a new space show on TV, I was there to watch it succeed or fail.
Looking back, it feels like I had a claim to the GÇ£SpaceGÇ¥ section of my elementary school library. I was always renting the eyewitness space books and reading about the solar system. When news broke while I was in third grade that there might be a GÇ£Planet X,GÇ¥ it was all the rage. We didnGÇÖt care about who was president or what the countryGÇÖs economic woes were. We were hearing about engineering breakthroughs with the International Space Station, shuttle launches, and plans for NASAGÇÖs new space plane.
That was just the 1990s. I canGÇÖt begin to imagine what life was like for the kids in the 60s, growing up and watching us send a man to space for the first time, landing a man on the moon, and broadcasting video back to an eager earth, far away.
It is 2012. We have no space shuttle, no space plane, and no lift vehicle at all. We are left with virtually no manned space program. We have been reduced to hitching a ride with our former sworn enemy and still corrupt Russian government, to get to the International Space Station. Is this the mark of a great nation; a nation of innovators, pioneers, explorers, and dreamers? I donGÇÖt think so.
As a film maker I have taken on the task of exploring this problem, gathering the evidence, and showing the people that our space program is worth fighting for.
We want you to GÇ£Fight for SpaceGÇ¥ in your own way:
GÇó Care about the environment and climate change? Venus is a great example of a runaway greenhouse effect that we need to study. Mars used to have running water and now has none.Why did this happen? Fight for Space.
GÇó Do you have an American flag hanging from your porch? Do you fly it for national pride? We are a United States of Innovators, Pioneers, and Dreamers. We will not settle for second best in anything. Fight for Space.
GÇó Economy getting you down? Maybe you lost your job or you have a friend who lost his or her job. You think tax breaks or government hand outs are going to save you? Think again. The fundamental disease is that this nation that we call home lacks ambition. The ambition to innovate and dream big, dreams has driven this country since day one. Fight for Space.
GÇó Double NASAGÇÖs budget? Sounds like a great idea but the problem isnGÇÖt just money, it is a the lack of a goals that is holding us back. We believe in a stronger NASA budget, but it must be properly controlled to maximize itGÇÖs effect. Without a vision we will go nowhere.
Fight for Space.
Sincerely,
Paul Hildebrandt
Director
TL;DR
They are making a documentary about how manned space flight was the coolest thing ever and we should start doing it again if we want to be cool. |
Comrade SLFreeman
DisturbedGamers.
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Posted - 2012.07.25 22:58:00 -
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Thank you for sharing. Jim, it is a documentary about Space Travel. |
Jim Era
The Syndicate Inc
En Garde
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Posted - 2012.07.25 23:02:00 -
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**** ye lets do it |
Cpt Gobla
No Bullshit
Jokers Wild.
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Posted - 2012.07.25 23:33:00 -
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Why has this not been posted yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcs4klrjlwE |
Adalun Dey
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.07.25 23:48:00 -
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I'm not sure what this movie is going to accomplish but ...
Instead of having every country start up their own space program, let's pool those resources and work together for something as critical to all of humanity as this is. Sadly there is very little long term vision (50 - 100 years) and even less sense of unity among nationalities, ethnic groups or corporations to pull this one off in the course of this century.
Luckily we still have the CCP space program.
" Take my love, take my land, take me where I can not stand,
I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me. "
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Horratio Antillies
The Skunkworks
The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2012.07.25 23:57:00 -
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Space is the place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a7clqqbHZI |
Pix Severus
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.07.26 00:10:00 -
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There's no immediate money in space, so we don't go.
We'd much rather install McDemocracy in yet another nation that doesn't want it, and then take all their resources instead. |
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Sara XIII
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.07.26 00:21:00 -
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We here at NASA have been re-tasked by our Dear Leader to find ways to help Muslims feels better about their contributions to the sciences.
......finally on a path to greatness.
Thank You and Good Luck with that "Space" thingy you're doing.
Between Ignorance and Wisdom |
Betrinna Cantis
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Posted - 2012.07.26 00:41:00 -
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Adalun Dey wrote:I'm not sure what this movie is going to accomplish but ...
Instead of having every country start up their own space program, let's pool those resources and work together for something as critical to all of humanity as this is. Sadly there is very little long term vision (50 - 100 years) and even less sense of unity among nationalities, ethnic groups or corporations to pull this one off in the course of this century.
Luckily we still have the CCP space program.
Good Idea.Sure works in this game  . It definately be better if resources were pooled to get in space in a manner that is "profitable".It comes down to 2 things universally, Money and Trust. Money being the biggest roadblock because no one trusts anyone with money.
Alts have been changed to protect the Innocent.
You may have mistaken me for someone who cares..... |
Ahri Jhan
Shadowkrieg
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Posted - 2012.07.26 00:43:00 -
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Horratio Antillies wrote:
nearly shed a tear from the nostalgia of the toonami vid
Adalun Dey wrote:I'm not sure what this movie is going to accomplish but ...
Instead of having every country start up their own space program, let's pool those resources and work together for something as critical to all of humanity as this is. Sadly there is very little long term vision (50 - 100 years) and even less sense of unity among nationalities, ethnic groups or corporations to pull this one off in the course of this century.
Luckily we still have the CCP space program.
"The Earth is the cradle of the mind -- but one cannot eternally live in a cradle". - by Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin
I feel that constantly investing too much resources on earth will hurt instead of help us in the long run.
I don't know, maybe I'm just being a worry wort, but I still fear for the massive influx of population over the next century and what it might cause.
~AJ~ |
Grath Telkin
Sniggerdly
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2012.07.26 00:51:00 -
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Adalun Dey wrote:I'm not sure what this movie is going to accomplish but ...
Instead of having every country start up their own space program, let's pool those resources and work together for something as critical to all of humanity as this is. Sadly there is very little long term vision (50 - 100 years) and even less sense of unity among nationalities, ethnic groups or corporations to pull this one off in the course of this century.
Luckily we still have the CCP space program.
Starting with your first line, this movie is targeted at Americans, who while notoriously sluggish to begin with, can be very convincing when moved to cause.
If this gets enough wind then perhaps something will change, however unlikely.
And as for the second part, NATO pretty much made sure that the world will never pool its resources again, at least not the western half of the world.
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Horratio Antillies
The Skunkworks
The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2012.07.26 01:11:00 -
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Grath Telkin wrote:
Starting with your first line, this movie is targeted at Americans, who while notoriously sluggish to begin with, can be very convincing when moved to cause.
Von Braun working with Walt Disney to get the american people excited about space comes to mind.
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Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.07.26 01:20:00 -
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The US can't afford this, not without some serious budgetary reform, like slashing the defense budget.
Nah, space is China's frontier now.
TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
Xercodo
Disturbed Friends Of Diazepam
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Posted - 2012.07.26 01:27:00 -
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That keynote made Dr. NDT my hero.
The Drake is a Lie |
KrakizBad
Eve Defence Force
Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.07.26 01:43:00 -
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I expect CCP to put a man on Mars before any current government. 
Why did you take my wings away? |
Charles Baker
Federal Mineral Acquisition
VORTEX RISING
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Posted - 2012.07.26 01:45:00 -
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Adalun Dey wrote:I'm not sure what this movie is going to accomplish but ...
Instead of having every country start up their own space program, let's pool those resources and work together for something as critical to all of humanity as this is. Sadly there is very little long term vision (50 - 100 years) and even less sense of unity among nationalities, ethnic groups or corporations to pull this one off in the course of this century.
Luckily we still have the CCP space program.
You know Europe and Canada already pool theirs through the ESA, we've even started integrating the Russians. |
Horratio Antillies
The Skunkworks
The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2012.07.26 02:28:00 -
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Akirei Scytale wrote:The US can't afford this, not without some serious budgetary reform, like slashing the defense budget.
Nah, space is China's frontier now.
Do you even NDT?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2QDpGRQKc
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YuuKnow
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Posted - 2012.07.26 02:35:00 -
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Profit drives expansion and exploration. Its what drove the original settling and development of North American and later American pioneers. Without that motivation, all is stagnant. This is human nature.
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verde bandit
Caldari Deep Space Ventures
Intrepid Crossing
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Posted - 2012.07.26 03:13:00 -
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Obama... trolololol Im not clicking any of those links! |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.07.26 03:16:00 -
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Horratio Antillies wrote:Akirei Scytale wrote:The US can't afford this, not without some serious budgetary reform, like slashing the defense budget.
Nah, space is China's frontier now. Do you even NDT? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2QDpGRQKc
This doesn't contradict a word I said.
TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
Ginseng Jita
PAN-EVE TRADING COMPANY
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Posted - 2012.07.26 03:18:00 -
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Horratio Antillies wrote:
Maybe if NASA didn't waste so much money in the first place. I understand that NASA needs a bigger budget, that is a no brainer, but they are also lacking in financial savvy, they waste so much. The only thing is to let private companies to take over. |
D3F4ULT
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Posted - 2012.07.26 03:36:00 -
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Everyone is an accountant in this thread apparently.
I'm in awe.
Creator of CCP ZULU - Incarna : Pants Online ( http://youtu.be/AObrlCf3Dcs ) |
Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
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Posted - 2012.07.26 03:40:00 -
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Currently the plan seems to be to allow private enterprise to focus on space efforts that relate to our own planetary orbit including perhaps the moon. If they can figure out how to make money out of space exploration, doors begin to open.
The more difficult targets of exploring our planetary neighbors, and most notably exploring the asteroid belts, along with deep space exploration will become the focus of NASA efforts.
This would seem to be a sound plan, but needs two things to happen.
These efforts need to be sponsored by the combined efforts of the world, not individual countries.
There needs to be a profit to be made somewhere along the line.
To carve a successful niche for yourself in EVE you need to be able to out sell, out produce, out fight,-á out run, or out wit your competitors.
If you can do none of the above, your only option is to complain on the forums that somehow you are at a disadvantage using the exact same tool set-áas the rest of the player base. |
Hoshi
Paxton Industries
Gentlemen's Agreement
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Posted - 2012.07.26 04:36:00 -
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Horratio Antillies wrote:
I see your space and give you this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q-uBKnqT2A
Text starts at around 1.05.
"Memories are meant to fade. They're designed that way for a reason." |
Merovee
Gorthaur Legion
Of Mordor
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Posted - 2012.07.26 05:59:00 -
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"Ahh my new space ship!" "shoot the manual is in Chinese."  |
Mirajane Cromwell
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Posted - 2012.07.26 07:15:00 -
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Instead of investing into some silly documentary you could be investing into real space mining company called Planetary Resources which made announcement earlier this year about going to mine the asteroids in the next couple years (I doubt the documentary is even finished by then  ). |
Bunolagus
NIPTO
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Posted - 2012.07.26 10:00:00 -
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Until space can be explored for $14.95 per month there are more important things to spend money on. Maybe we could focus on the silly little things like clean drinking water and basic nutrition for the world. Space exploration was little more than an epeen contest between world powers that were afraid to blink while staring each other down. Screw the national pride. How about a little pride in humankind as a whole.
This has been a public service announcement from soap box inc. |
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