By Javier Manjarres
The once illustrious NASA space program that was once the envy of the world is now a shadow of its former self, as its mission has been dramatically scaled back include to such pursuits as “expanding international outreach,” most notably to the Muslim world at the behest of President Barack Obama. What the President fails to understand is that the NASA program is not a social outreach program- it is an integral component of our nation’s exceptionalism that has a long and storied history of achievement. Rather than being reduced to a tool for the President’s social engineering, NASA needs to be actively innovating and competing with China’s efforts to achieve an advantage in space that can ultimately materialize into a direct threat to our national security.
During our recent trip to Washington D.C., Florida Congressman Bill Posey (R) took a few minutes out of his schedule to discuss our ailing space program, and he made some very interesting points regarding NASA and the Chinese space threat.
While most people do not think about how the space program impacts their lives, Posey outlines the fact that “everything is satellite linked-everything in the technological age is satellite linked.” This is no doubt true- all of the daily transactions that people conduct- banking, cell phone usage, GPS, or even a simple credit card transaction, are all facilitated by satellites that orbit the earth.
Posey also recalls the incident in which the Chinese government intentionally flexed their military muscle in space by shooting down of one of their satellites that was in orbit. Posey observed that the U.S. typically permits its satellites to burn up on re-entry into the earth, but China’s move to shoot their satellite down was intended to showcase their increasing power and capability in space that one day could be employed against U.S. interests.
Why would the Chinese blow up their own satellite, why wouldn’t they just let it burn up on re-entry? It’s sending a signal to us what their capabilities are, its sending a signal to the rest of the world what their capabilities are, and literally its practice…Hitler had plans for a Space Station to rain down terror on his enemies.”-Congressman Bill Posey
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Thanks to the Shark Tank for bringing up this very important issue of Communist China’s military expansionism with Congressman Posey.
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NASA in Florida is gone. Gone with it are good paying jobs and a community devasted by the shut down. Give thanks to President Obama and Senator Bill Nelson. Florida environmentalists need to realize the damage done to industry and individual lives by the decision of an elite few who view exploration as too expensive. The Democratic Party is the working man’s nightmare. Global re-distribution of American jobs and American tax dollars is their platform. China has filled the void of a srong American space program allowed to lapse under today’s Democratic Party. Everyone would be nuts to leave this party in office.
Excuse me, but who are the folks who want to pay LESS TAXES to the government thereby leaving no money for things like space exploration??
Things like this cost but you folks don’t want to pay.
It’s the economy stupid. With unemployment at the highest rate in my lifetime. There is no Presidential or Senate leadership to rectify the joblessness in our country. America’s best engineers with the top unions have lost their pay/benefits because of the warped vison of this president. Where are the jobs that pay for the goods and services everyone wants.” Strangling rules and regulations are hampering people and businesses to hire and pay their fair share. This country is going backwards. Instead of the Democratic slogan “Lean Forward” the truth is they are “Leaning Backward.”
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Nature abhorews a vacuum! Obama is leaving a lot of them to be filled by those smart enough to use the advantage!