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Chainfire

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10. They are trying to militarize

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sun May 17, 2020, 09:40 AM

May 2020

the program. There was a time when we thought that the militarizing of space was a bad thing, but Trump is willing to boldly go where no one has gone before. It is short sighted, stupid and will lead to a new arms race, that we can not afford, at a time when we are using the Russian's rockets to put our people in space. How smart is that?

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The Space Force - this should be fun to watch [View all] malaise May 2020 OP

So "Space Force" is taking over for NASA? Why are they doing research & experiment missions? hlthe2b May 2020 #1

Because he is desperate malaise May 2020 #2

I guess he sees nasa as "deep state." Ilsa May 2020 #6

Notice how he always says my, my my malaise May 2020 #7

They are trying to militarize Chainfire May 2020 #10

NASA will stay Abnredleg May 2020 #11

They were already "protecting" assets. Now they are militariizing space--yet another "arms" race hlthe2b May 2020 #13

No - they are actually privatizing space Abnredleg May 2020 #14

Space Force was the existing Air Force Space Command ... it appears, for the 42bambi May 2020 #12

Why 2,000 mph before entering zero G? G-force isn't Ilsa May 2020 #3

I may have stumbled across a prototype uniform design Siwsan May 2020 #4

DU is a freaking riot malaise May 2020 #5

Trump can always be known Chainfire May 2020 #8

Oh, My! Ford_Prefect May 2020 #9

Can we point this out D_Master81 May 2020 #15

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