Popular Post Wilbur ★ Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted July 27, 2021 Jeff Bezos does not get to call himself an astronaut. The FAA ended that pipe dream by clarifying the definition. YAY! That would have been an insult to astronauts who train relentlessly for a decade to qualify. 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 27, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 27, 2021 AZZ STRO NOT? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 27, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 27, 2021 Bezonaught sounds good! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted July 28, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 28, 2021 Jeff bozo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 28, 2021 I take a different view. Moving the goalposts after the kick doesn't mean that the field goal didn't happen. Sounds like the FAA is jealous and besides wouldn't this be in NASA's purview? Plus what does the rest of the world think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted July 28, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 28, 2021 26 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: I take a different view. Moving the goalposts after the kick doesn't mean that the field goal didn't happen. Sounds like the FAA is jealous and besides wouldn't this be in NASA's purview? Plus what does the rest of the world think? I’m really not informed at all on the whole thing but what is Bezos doing or not doing that early astronauts did or didn’t do? Didn’t the early astronauts basically strap a rocket on and go for a ride in space? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted July 28, 2021 Popular Post Share #7 Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Wilbur said: Jeff Bezos does not get to call himself an astronaut. With his money Jeff Bezos could buy the FAA and call himself Astronaut el Grande Magnifico Bully Bully Count de Monte Cristo Fliegenmeister Met Dem Lederhosen if he wanted to. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Share #8 Posted July 28, 2021 It was totally controlled from the ground. He was cargo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted July 28, 2021 4 hours ago, ChrisL said: I’m really not informed at all on the whole thing but what is Bezos doing or not doing that early astronauts did or didn’t do? Didn’t the early astronauts basically strap a rocket on and go for a ride in space? I used to think that, then spent some time training Frank Borman on an aircraft he purchased. The Gemini guys were closer to Bezos but we’re still functioning crew members that trained to control and operate the craft. The Apollo crews were operators of the vehicles. No different than airliners, the auto functions do the work but the humans are the manual override. Bezos was a piece of meat in a chair with no function other than looking out the window. By his standard, any airline passenger could call themselves pilots because they were there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted July 28, 2021 4 hours ago, JerrySTL said: I take a different view. Moving the goalposts after the kick doesn't mean that the field goal didn't happen. Sounds like the FAA is jealous and besides wouldn't this be in NASA's purview? Plus what does the rest of the world think? It happened, he just had no function in making it happen. A Ken doll could do the same and that may explain the compensatory design of the ship. This isn’t a functional space vehicle. It is a pressurized capsule being shot high enough to reach sub orbital space, flying a parabolic trajectory to simulate weightlessness and falling back to earth. It is a carnival ride, nothing more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 28, 2021 Share #11 Posted July 28, 2021 I'll take care of this. I am in charge of naming things. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Share #12 Posted July 28, 2021 A rose by any other................................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Share #13 Posted July 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: With his money Jeff Bezos could buy the FAA and call himself Astronaut el Grande Magnifico Bully Bully Count de Monte Cristo Fliegenmeister Met Dem Lederhosen if he wanted to. I already claimed that one. Shortened it to “Jsharr” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 28, 2021 Share #14 Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, donkpow said: I'll take care of this. I am in charge of naming things. Dear Executive VP of Names, We are waiting... Sincerely, Kzoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, donkpow said: I'll take care of this. I am in charge of naming things. When you are done naming things, the executive washrooms need a good wipe down, Noob. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 28, 2021 Share #16 Posted July 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Kzoo said: Dear Executive VP of Names, We are waiting... Sincerely, Kzoo We are collecting nominations for the committee to select the individuals who will sit on the panel to review the policy on naming things to see if we need to create a review board for the renaming of things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Share #17 Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, donkpow said: We are collecting nominations for the committee to select the individuals who will sit on the panel to review the policy on naming things to see if we need to create a review board for the renaming of things. Did you skip over the committee on methodology for collecting nominations. If so please return to the beginning and start over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 28, 2021 Share #18 Posted July 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Did you skip over the committee on methodology for collecting nominations. If so please return to the beginning and start over. No, I'm in charge of that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 28, 2021 Share #19 Posted July 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, donkpow said: No, I'm in charge of that, too. So explain something... With all those committees, why do we need you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 28, 2021 Share #20 Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Kzoo said: So explain something... With all those committees, why do we need you? There's a committee studying that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 28, 2021 Share #21 Posted July 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: There's a committee studying that too. Indubitably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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