See, I knew it could be done... My idea was to use flywheel kinetic storage batteries - which have twelve times the energy density of chemical batteries. They also offer an exciting "spin-off" (pun intended) - they can double as gyrostabilizers, potentially eliminating the need for aerodynamic stabilizers, thus, streamlining the fuselage. It might be impossible to twist such a plane off kilter.

Dave sounds a little racist to me! Obama can't win for losing;i.e., "...spends to much; cutting spending to much", & on & on! Bush & company drove our country to the brink of economic ruin,e.g., unfunded wars; massive billion $$ giveaways to renegade( Chaney!) contractors; loss of revenue via huge tax breaks for the super rich etc etc. If you people know of a better way to try & recover from years of republican corruption & stupidity than stop funding non essential ( nice to have someday) federal programs- then lets hear it! Our U.S. tax monies should be spent ( especially now!) on securing the well being of all it's people. What's going to the moon again have to do with that!? I guess it's because we have hundreds of billions $$ laying around that we just don't know what to do with- right? Yeah right!!! I wish Obama would initiate a nation wide joint federal/private sector effort to build a mass transit system on par with the U.S. Interstate Highway System implemented by the Eisenhower Administration. This would be of major benefit & create jobs jobs & more jobs!!!!!

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This tells a lot about how far streaming techonology evolved. Here is more about this subject and a place where you can see the live stream: http://www.thehdstandard.com/general-discussion/nasa-live-from-space-streaming-webcam-available/ Catalin Professional Streaming Consultant

Why does he even care? He's not the one who will sit on top of the rocket. Entrepreneurs and adventurers are willing to risk their lives to go to space, so what? I take my hat off to them. I think a lot of people are worried that private enterprise can do it better and cheaper than NASA. Space is a new frontier for aviation and Big Brother has no business regulating it.