tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post5479519939754036769..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Shovel ReadyMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-87502208608500136462009-03-03T21:39:00.000-08:002009-03-03T21:39:00.000-08:00IN the grand tradition of the wildly successful Qu...IN the grand tradition of the wildly successful QuikSCAT and the unsuccessful (the other Taurus launch failure) QuikTOMS, I suspect NASA will have the wherewithal to try again. <BR/><BR/>Here's a recent article about DSCOVR:<BR/><BR/>http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0903/01dscovr/Jim Ackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214856789697943841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-80426635628172052652009-02-27T12:07:00.000-08:002009-02-27T12:07:00.000-08:00No idea what would motivate someone to lose this p...<I>No idea what would motivate someone to lose this particular thing, though. </I><BR/><BR/>Hold your nose and go over to CA or Watts and ask this. You'll get a minimum of 227 comments telling you what, why, and how. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-1011269276392230992009-02-27T09:48:00.000-08:002009-02-27T09:48:00.000-08:00No, I'm pretty sure this is a different one. Not l...No, I'm pretty sure this is a different one. Not likely they could get the DSCOVR thing out of mothballs and onto a launch mission that quickly. <BR/><BR/>It is an interesting question, though, what will happen to DSCOVR now.<BR/><BR/>No idea what would motivate someone to lose this particular thing, though. Without good CO2 info, no CCS. Without CCS, the pressure on fossil fuels goes up.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-74053411875007432812009-02-27T08:02:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:02:00.000-08:00I can see a Clancy novel plot where Cheney orders ...I can see a Clancy novel plot where Cheney orders someone to sabotage the satellite. <BR/><BR/>Too lazy/deadlined to look it up, but is this the one mothballed for 99 months because of BushCo?<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.com