Sorry for the lack of warning, but I'm about to go on the air with David Livingston at The Space Show (12:30 to 2:30 PM Eastern Time).

Why do you want to go into space?
"Its none of your *@!! business!"
What a great answer, Rand! (wish I'd thought of it) That is the epitome of the american way, amen brother!

Hmmm, caught this about an hour in. Rand, you sound oddly intelligent and articulate for a rethuglican. ;-)

Not to mention a neocon...

Am I as articulate (and clean) as Barack Obama?

Well worth the effort of tuning in!

Rand,
I caught a few minutes of it this morning as well. You did good. But man, there were a lot of Texans calling in, weren't there?

~Jon

Yeah, a lot of Texans, and the guy from Roswell...

Why do you want to go into space?

The question I would ask is, "Why would I want you on my spacecraft?"

And not to bust balls as that is a most practical question. Whenever I see some libertarian sci-fi type kvetching about not yet being able to gallivant the galaxies, I wonder why anyone would want that person on their spacecraft.

Not that you are a without talents but what would you bring to the party?

D_Anghelone,
Presumably money. Unless he's flying as crew.

~Jon

Unless he's flying as crew.

Or fuel.

My guess is that if you actually had a sci fi type on your spaceship crew, it could be more likely to be really good or really bad. They might be even more enthused by reality of space transportation, or they might buckle in a way that someone with no emotional stake would.

Wait till you are the poor schmuck stuck sitting next to Algore on Spaceship Two.

I will bet money Gore will ride soon with his relationship to Branson.

What a depressing interview. Thirty minutes of hearing NASA repeatedly described as only a jobs program, the technical failure of the Ares project, the old line that if launchers are good enough for satellites they're good enough for astronauts, and the virtues of on-orbit assembly. It was too awful to hear any more.

My guess is that if you actually had a sci fi type on your spaceship crew, it could be more likely to be really good or really bad.

Dude, I do not submit to authority! Now where is there a bongateria where I can prepare this anarchist literature for the crew?

What a depressing interview. Thirty minutes of hearing NASA repeatedly described as only a jobs program, the technical failure of the Ares project, the old line that if launchers are good enough for satellites they're good enough for astronauts, and the virtues of on-orbit assembly. It was too awful to hear any more.

Don't know why you were depressed. You knew all that already, right?

Simberg is a lot smarter on space then he is on Iraq.

If he stuck to space policy he might build a reputation.

If he stuck to space policy he might build a reputation.

He seems to have done well enough in that regard. You might as well were you not anonymous.

What a depressing interview. Thirty minutes of hearing NASA repeatedly described as only a jobs program

You have to ask yourself which is really more depressing. Listening for 30 minutes about how NASA is a jobs program, or watching for the last 30 years where no one has spoken up about NASA being nothing more than a jobs program?

Rand, pick up the intensity of your voice and make it an appropriate timber for radio. You sound like your staring at the TV giving half heart responses. Use your diaphragm and push to develop a better phone presence. You don't have to become louder necessarily but just avoid trailing off your sentences into a near mumble. People can't see you and therefore you need to use upbeat inflection in your voice to gather peoples attention. David gave a long and excited intro for you and then you just go "Hey...." Remember, people can hear a smile!!