July 16, 2023
NASA'S New Green Transports
Timothy Birdnow
NASA is purchasing a bunch of "environmentally friendly" vehicles to move Artemis astronauts from crew quarters to their launch site.
Of course NASA will dump 60-72 tons of CO2 per passenger into the atmosphere when these astronauts are launched, plus extra for the payload. But by golly they aren't going to emit anything when moving the astronauts to the launch site!
Does anyone else wonder at this flagrant waste of taxpayer money? They could just buy a step van from a used car dealer.
Actually, they already have vehicles for this:
And what happens if these things catch fire as is a problem with EV's?
NASA just wastes taxpayer money. It's a government operation and acts as if it has unlimited resources. This is all money being taken out of the project to satisfy the Global Warming kooks and the Woke people who wouldn't support going to the Moon anyway.
NASA is purchasing a bunch of "environmentally friendly" vehicles to move Artemis astronauts from crew quarters to their launch site.
The vehicles have been customized to meet NASA’s specific requirements
for the Artemis missions and also pay tribute to the history of the
agency’s human spaceflight and space exploration initiatives. From the
interior and exterior markings to the color and wheel wells of the
vehicles, all aspects of the design were determined by a creative team
that included the Artemis launch director and representatives from
NASA’s Astronaut Office based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
This team provided insight from the concept stage all the way through
production. Canoo was contracted in April 2022 to manufacture the
vehicles.
Of course NASA will dump 60-72 tons of CO2 per passenger into the atmosphere when these astronauts are launched, plus extra for the payload. But by golly they aren't going to emit anything when moving the astronauts to the launch site!
Does anyone else wonder at this flagrant waste of taxpayer money? They could just buy a step van from a used car dealer.
Actually, they already have vehicles for this:
Historically, during launch operations at Kennedy for NASA’s Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs, the earlier Astrovanswere the primary means of transporting crews from the astronauts’ crew
quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to
the launch pad
So why are they buying new, expensive, custom electric vehicles?And what happens if these things catch fire as is a problem with EV's?
NASA just wastes taxpayer money. It's a government operation and acts as if it has unlimited resources. This is all money being taken out of the project to satisfy the Global Warming kooks and the Woke people who wouldn't support going to the Moon anyway.
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Thanks for sharing this thought-provoking article. However, do you think the potential benefits of these custom vehicles, such as meeting NASA's specific requirements and paying tribute to the agency's history, outweigh the concerns raised about waste and emissions? | Junk removal and bulk pickup services near you in Port St Lucie.
Posted by: Lucie at July 17, 2023 06:09 AM (bOIyR)
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Lucie, I think that NASA is trying to please the environmental lobby with these at ten, twenty, or more times the cost. I think the environmental impact is small indeed and there was no good reason to go with these zero-emissions vehicles (which put out huge amounts of emissions in their construction - far more than a conventional gas powered vehicle). It's all for show I think.
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