Spacevidcast Live - A new beginning for America's Space Programs

In tradition of not wanting a launch (or live show) to end in the number 13, this episode has been re-named to SVC-12M. Why that numbering system? Well, we explain it in the open of the show!

A lot of amazing stuff is happening within America's Space Programs on the 50th anniversary of JFK's iconic moon landing speech we talk about people stuck in the past of Apollo and some of the advantages of moving forward with companies like SpaceX.

After the break we have some awesome video from Endeavour's solid rocket booster cameras as well as a Soyuz station flyaround with the Space Shuttle stuff attached to the International Space Station

[spacevidcast]

@abadubie Problem is that Constellation was a mistake from the beginning. It *had* to be cut because it couldn't have been sustained. If we had continued down that path we would have had another Apollo on our hands: a program that was killed because we couldn't afford it.

Right now NASA is pushing the commercial transport pretty hard and getting great results. SpaceX is able to do some amazing things that no one else is doing right now. This is a huge success for NASA and the American people!

[spacevidcast]

@Djee4Prez Not sure what you mean. If you're talking about the extra epic content we're adding, then it is simply additional content we're producing to help pay the bills. We can certainly stop the epic content, but if we do that we'll have to stop producing the show completely.

If you mean talking about how much it costs to launch vehicles, well, but like we have to pay to produce content, money drives the aerospace sector too. It is all relevant info to getting humans to the stars.

[spacevidcast]

@rampike74 SSTO (or single stage to orbit) has failed thus far, but technology is getting more awesome every day. I think we're 10 years away from an SSTO prototype, which could completely change how we get to space. Gut feeling on that, no actual data.

[UK]

@abadubie
and how many people has canstellation launched?

[edward]

if congress would leave nan alone alone. check on the shuttle and space stattion went through before they were finally started.

[RealitysSuccessor]

umm... Harrison Schmitt is also famous for being the only scientist to go to the moon.

[zekshoes]

Will the US return to human space flight before the retirement of the ISS?

[Jamie]

Mike Mullane thought Sally Ride was annoying

[edward]

congress spent most of the cost over runs were all congress fault. the space station was erdone 3 times before they built it. the cost each time was around 3 billion a peace.

[edward]

and not only that but if it had not been for werner va braun. we would not have had made it to the moon.

[rampike]

Does anybody remember X-33? 1.3 bilion and they didn't even build a full scale mock-up. But SSTO is a failed idea anyway....

[UK]

@abadubie
nooo, in order to cancel a program, you just have to know that it is adead end and a waste of resources

[UK]

I have to enter a formal statement of protest regarding the 12M designation as per Neil deGrasse Tyson's take on the #13-phobia.

On the single rocket issue... someone should start calling it socialism.

Cancelling NASA is unrealistic which makes the suggestion a complete waste of time.

[MikDonsen]

@abadubie lol nothing wrong with getting back on the saddle, but next time please make sure you can afford the horse.

Bush promised a lunar mission with 30 billion I.O.U's. But who knows just because the guy was bad at math maybe he at other skills like geography, or english.

[moomman]

$100 a year is toooo much.It should be $48 per year.How about it.Then maybe I would get it.

[MikDonsen]

@abadubie Well actually this discussion is about the failure of constelation. Considering it was a motion that was pushed forward by a person that was incompetent by any measure of the concept it's fair game.

Seriously dude if your boss promised you a vacation all expense paid, yet only gave 1/30th the money needed would you take him seriously? If you say yes come work for me :)

[MikDonsen]

@2007ASpaceOdyssey Seriously dude have you ever heard of a thing called rational decision making?

Your trying to go against free market economics, ad all you can do is site the failure of the soviet union.

[DjeePrez]

When I start watching this show it wasn't always about &%?& money. Can you go back to your roots please.