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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] I may as well join in on the trashing of this totally inappropriate and ill-informed post... [QUOTE]Originally posted by Styrofoaman: IF NASA RAN STARFLEET:[/QUOTE]...Then it would be a hell of a lot different because there's no financial restrictions in the Federation. These days, we're still stuck with that "archaic" system called Capitalism. [QUOTE]5) The 24th century fleet would consist of refit NX-class ships even though better tech existed.[/QUOTE]Two questions: (a) Are those old NX-class ships reliable for the job they're assigned to do in that day and age? and (b) Are there sufficient resources to cover the cost of developing and building a new starship class with this "better" tech, and will the benefits of this tech justify such a cost? [QUOTE]4) The Space-Shuttle is still in operation.[/QUOTE]I do believe that the B-52 bombers are scheduled to be in service for another 35 years or so. And the Enterprise CVN-65 will probably be around until at least 2015. Not to mention that in Starfleet, we still saw a hell of a lot of Mirandas and Excelsiors flying around during DS9. [QUOTE]3) Crippled ships are left to fend for themselves because NASA managers fear loss of their retirement savings.[/QUOTE]Ah, yes. Rush to promote shuttle safety by rushing the launch of another shuttle in a dubious mission that may not be physically able to conduct the necessary repairs anyway. That's perfectly logical. [QUOTE]2) The Borg Collective ignores Starfleet ships on their way to assimilate Radio Shack.[/QUOTE]That's because aerodynamics is hardly rocket science for the Borg. (Ha ha! I made a funny! :p ) [QUOTE]1) USS VOYAGER lost in collision with Mars during experiment to determine weather or not Miles and Kilometers are the same.[/QUOTE]Um... what the hell is this supposed to mean? I know that the Mars Observer (or some probe of similar name) was lost because someone forgot to convert some measurements. But that's an [i]accident[/i]. Not a pointless mission. Perhaps you don't realize that the government is not interested in pouring the resources of the entire economy of the United States into the space program these days. The only reason that NASA was so much more successful in the 60's and 70's is because the government was involved in the space race as a point of national pride, in beating the Soviets to the Moon. By the way, have you ever heard of Apollo 1? Ever wonder who the USS [i]Grissom[/i] (from TSFS) was named after? :rolleyes: [/QB][/QUOTE]
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