Comments on: THE NEW MEXICO SPACEPORT BUILDING by Foster + Partners http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Space Sheepz » Sci-fi inspired Spaceport in New Mexicohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-61013 Space Sheepz » Sci-fi inspired Spaceport in New Mexico Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-61013 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Sci-fi inspired Spaceport in New Mexico « Hcherat’s Webloghttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-56871 Sci-fi inspired Spaceport in New Mexico « Hcherat’s Weblog Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:16:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-56871 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Alan B Colehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53777 Alan B Cole Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:51:26 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53777 Closer examination has revealed this is designed for blast protection.people have already sacrificed themselves for this bold endeavor. They selected the desert because of all the high explosive fuel. They have had accidents time to time. One hell of a dangerous amusement park. I'm sure they will try to make things as safe as possible. but I would like to here some honesty about the true dangers to our environment in are lives. Closer examination has revealed this is designed for blast protection.people have already sacrificed themselves for this bold endeavor. They selected the desert because of all the high explosive fuel. They have had accidents time to time. One hell of a dangerous amusement park. I’m sure they will try to make things as safe as possible.
but I would like to here some honesty about the true dangers to our environment in are lives.

]]> By: judyhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53669 judy Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:03:11 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53669 The future of space travel and exploration lies in private enterprise. We are certainly getting nowhere with NASA and it's 30 year old technology. Unless we do have a black ops space program going now. As for the government spending money on space travel and leaving the poor to starve, we have sure spent it wisely in Iraq. And then there is Katrina to ponder. The future of space travel and exploration lies in private enterprise. We are certainly getting nowhere with NASA and it’s 30 year old technology. Unless we do have a black ops space program going now. As for the government spending money on space travel and leaving the poor to starve, we have sure spent it wisely in Iraq. And then there is Katrina to ponder.

]]> By: Enderhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53375 Ender Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:44:11 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53375 After reading all of thse posts I am reminded of a joke I heard when I was a kid in the eighties:Two guys are sitting on the patio one Sunday, chatting away when one of them says,"I read an article this morning, and this astronomer was sayin' that the world is gonna end in five billion years.""What?!?!" yells the other man, in a sudden panic."...uh, yeah, he says the world's gonna end in five billion years.""Phew...,"says the other, settling back into his lawn chair. "I thought you said five million."My only regret is that I won't live to see the first season of "American Idol: The Moon" After reading all of thse posts I am reminded of a joke I heard when I was a kid in the eighties:

Two guys are sitting on the patio one Sunday, chatting away when one of them says,

“I read an article this morning, and this astronomer was sayin’ that the world is gonna end in five billion years.”

“What?!?!” yells the other man, in a sudden panic.

“…uh, yeah, he says the world’s gonna end in five billion years.”

“Phew…,”says the other, settling back into his lawn chair. “I thought you said five million.”

My only regret is that I won’t live to see the first season of “American Idol: The Moon”

]]> By: Alexhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53364 Alex Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:50:35 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53364 I cannot look up at the sky and say, "mankind will be content to spend its time sitting here on while theres a whole universe with billions of galaxies and trillions upon trillions of of worlds to explore". Im not saying that its gonna happen in 500 or even 5,000 years,.but ill tell you this, humans are gonna keep exploring and expanding, this little planet of ours is just a little rock in a big universe, i say lets go exploring. We cant be discouraged with little things like "it costs too much" or "5 people died" its sad that people die but when havent people died? We should aspire to go beyond the know limits of our world, not just sit here. Lets take it in baby steps, first the moon, then mars, then... who knows? My only regret is i would never live to see humans leave earth and go beyond............... Im sorry, this is heady thinking. But long story short, lets go into space! I cannot look up at the sky and say, “mankind will be content to spend its time sitting here on while theres a whole universe with billions of galaxies and trillions upon trillions of of worlds to explore”. Im not saying that its gonna happen in 500 or even 5,000 years,.but ill tell you this, humans are gonna keep exploring and expanding, this little planet of ours is just a little rock in a big universe, i say lets go exploring. We cant be discouraged with little things like “it costs too much” or “5 people died” its sad that people die but when havent people died? We should aspire to go beyond the know limits of our world, not just sit here. Lets take it in baby steps, first the moon, then mars, then… who knows? My only regret is i would never live to see humans leave earth and go beyond…………… Im sorry, this is heady thinking. But long story short, lets go into space!

]]> By: Alan B Colehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53357 Alan B Cole Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:45:54 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53357 The future of space travel could be environmentally noninvasive. For example a satellite launched with a Railgun. A Railgun consist of two rails, an anode and a cathode. A projectile is placed between these two rails which can also conduct electricity, completing the loop. The electrical energy causes the projectile to accelerate, shooting out the projectile at approaching or surpass orbital escape velocity. In the near future satellites will be launched in this manner. no more rocket fuel. The moon could be easily reached this way, with ionic propulsion, robotics ,micro supercomputers, microwave energy transmitting solar satellites to keep things powered. This endeavor could be achieved faster, significantly less pollution,on tiny budget, without the loss of human lives. The only thing that probably won't be able to be launched out of the thing people. We will just have to wait for the space elevator. The future of space travel could be environmentally noninvasive. For example a satellite launched with a Railgun.
A Railgun consist of two rails, an anode and a cathode. A projectile is placed between these two rails which can also conduct electricity, completing the loop. The electrical energy causes the projectile to accelerate, shooting out the projectile at approaching or surpass orbital escape velocity. In the near future satellites will be launched in this manner. no more rocket fuel. The moon could be easily reached this way, with ionic propulsion, robotics ,micro supercomputers, microwave energy transmitting solar satellites to keep things powered. This endeavor could be achieved faster, significantly less pollution,on tiny budget, without the loss of human lives.
The only thing that probably won’t be able to be launched out of the thing people.
We will just have to wait for the space elevator.

]]> By: Adamhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53335 Adam Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:53:51 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53335 I have never read so much rubish as so of the people have written in this site. I bet the same arguments that they are using where used when Columbus set out to explore the new world. They were wrong and so are these people now. We need to explore. I have never read so much rubish as so of the people have written in this site. I bet the same arguments that they are using where used when Columbus set out to explore the new world. They were wrong and so are these people now. We need to explore.

]]> By: Alan B Colehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53171 Alan B Cole Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:14:46 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53171 The planet Earth is basically a space ship. We are not going to benefit by destroying our planet in order to mind asteroids or oil on mars. We just fooling ourselves if we think we can fix Mars and move there and live happily ever after. Presently the condition of our planet is serious. The oceans are becoming more polluted daily. From over farming generating nitrogen in order to make a supposedly environmental rocket fuel. It is flowing down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico creating a dead zoune.I'm not saying it's all the corn production is a lot of things that are more important than going to space Hotel. We need to clean are mess not create a bigger one. Guess it's not so important as a trip to space to you. If we ever had a budget these future space missions will break it. We are flying through space are planet Earth for free without super polluting propulsion and wasteful spending. The planet Earth is basically a space ship. We are not going to benefit by destroying our planet in order to mind asteroids or oil on mars. We just fooling ourselves if we think we can fix Mars and move there and live happily ever after. Presently the condition of our planet is serious. The oceans are becoming more polluted daily. From over farming generating nitrogen in order to make a supposedly environmental rocket fuel. It is flowing down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico creating a dead zoune.I’m not saying it’s all the corn production is a lot of things that are more important than going to space Hotel. We need to clean are mess not create a bigger one.
Guess it’s not so important as a trip to space to you. If we ever had a budget these future space missions will break it. We are flying through space are planet Earth for free without super polluting propulsion and wasteful spending.

]]> By: Alan B Colehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53166 Alan B Cole Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:20:04 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53166 First of all I don't really have a political agenda.I am not socialist,Communist Republican or Democrat,.Basically neutral and try to be objective. Though I am frustrated at the Power Elites the top 2%. If you earn your wealth that's great. Most people inherit it, steal it, and I don't know how they get it. Do you. Honestly the design would be great for a small airport in the desert. I just felt that it was presented like we all just go hang in there and take off on our space ship. Honestly this is not going to happen. What will happen is you just might watch on TV. If you do try to go their they won't be open for the common people. Think our wars are so expensive. A US Mars mission will solve nothing here on earth,except we will be working twice as much trying to keep our wealthy flying to their space motel. How about spending the same amounts of money providing free solar water heating instead. There will be plenty of money left over for even more good works. Just think about it, do you really want your child going to Mars and coming back completely screwed. First of all I don’t really have a political agenda.I am not socialist,Communist Republican or Democrat,.Basically neutral and try to be objective. Though I am frustrated at the Power Elites the top 2%. If you earn your wealth
that’s great. Most people inherit it, steal it, and I don’t know how they get it. Do you.
Honestly the design would be great for a small airport in the desert. I just felt that it was presented like we all just go hang in there and take off on our space ship. Honestly this is not going to happen. What will happen is you just might watch on TV. If you do try to go their they won’t be open for the common people.
Think our wars are so expensive. A US Mars mission will solve nothing here on earth,except we will be working twice as much trying to keep our wealthy flying to their space motel. How about spending the same amounts of money providing free solar water heating instead. There will be plenty of money left over for even more good works. Just think about it, do you really want your child going to Mars and coming back completely screwed.

]]> By: icculushttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53061 icculus Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:34:58 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53061 Awesome! It's about time we had a spaceport. How could anyone be against space exploration? Dollar for dollar it's one of the best investments ever made. I've heard numbers like for every dollar spent on space you get $20 back. This is a private venture, so there are some real concerns with privatizing space, but for now it's a good first step. Think funding space is a waste of money? Gosh.. it's a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of useless wars. Think we should spend the money cleaning up the planet? A major catalyst in sparking the environmental movement was the first picture of our planet taken from the moon, so let's get the money elsewhere. Space brings us all together.This reminds me of a song I heard by Vim's Spaceship, called "NASA, Kiss My Ass" about the Ansari X Prize and building your own spaceship. It's online at: www.vimsspaceship.com Awesome! It’s about time we had a spaceport. How could anyone be against space exploration? Dollar for dollar it’s one of the best investments ever made. I’ve heard numbers like for every dollar spent on space you get $20 back. This is a private venture, so there are some real concerns with privatizing space, but for now it’s a good first step. Think funding space is a waste of money? Gosh.. it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of useless wars. Think we should spend the money cleaning up the planet? A major catalyst in sparking the environmental movement was the first picture of our planet taken from the moon, so let’s get the money elsewhere. Space brings us all together.

This reminds me of a song I heard by Vim’s Spaceship, called “NASA, Kiss My Ass” about the Ansari X Prize and building your own spaceship. It’s online at: http://www.vimsspaceship.com

]]> By: hoyt mcguyerhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53039 hoyt mcguyer Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:13:55 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53039 If we dont motivate off the 3rd rock, we are destined for extinction, just like our predisessors. The building design is green AND beautiful and if they are using Burt Rutans Rocket motors, which use recycled car rubber and H2O2 for propellant, they arent putting toxins in the air. Yes we have problems to solve here on Earth, over population is now and will be more so in the future, a major problem we havent heard nearly enough about. Sonner than later we will exaust the resources available to us and our only hope will be to mine those astaroids which God left for us to use all around our Solar System. If we dont motivate off the 3rd rock, we are destined for extinction, just like our predisessors. The building design is green AND beautiful and if they are using Burt Rutans Rocket motors, which use recycled car rubber and H2O2 for propellant, they arent putting toxins in the air.
Yes we have problems to solve here on Earth, over population is now and will be more so in the future, a major problem we havent heard nearly enough about. Sonner than later we will exaust the resources available to us and our only hope will be to mine those astaroids which God left for us to use all around our Solar System.

]]> By: Roberthttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53035 Robert Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:18:41 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53035 It is building for those who have money which leads to development of materials for all. Having wealthy persons pay to go into space is essentially having those "hated rich" you commies and socialist dislike so much, fund the capital development of new technologies which benefit all. And doing it with them being happy about it as opposed to taxing them into poverty where no one is either happy or rich enough to fund such new development. Alan B Cole is an extra moron saying that the USA is a 3rd world country. My friend, I live part of each year in a 3rd world country and travel world wide and you are wrong. So many of you have this problem: You know so much that just isn't true. It is building for those who have money which leads to development of materials for all. Having wealthy persons pay to go into space is essentially having those “hated rich” you commies and socialist dislike so much, fund the capital development of new technologies which benefit all. And doing it with them being happy about it as opposed to taxing them into poverty where no one is either happy or rich enough to fund such new development. Alan B Cole is an extra moron saying that the USA is a 3rd world country. My friend, I live part of each year in a 3rd world country and travel world wide and you are wrong. So many of you have this problem: You know so much that just isn’t true.

]]> By: Alan B Colehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53034 Alan B Cole Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:36:59 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53034 The truth is are planit is in jeopardy. While the richest wastefully squander Earth's precious assets pursuing impossible fantasies. There is no reason other than EGO gratification and blind stupidity. This is thinking that has made America a Third World country. Providing medical care is a much grander achievement. stop working your employees to death. To build your evil waste dump in space. just sow you can look down on a polluted starving planet in your plush cockpit. You wealthy destroy everything and everybody around you. Thinking you deserve it all. Somehow this environmental disguise for complete wastefulness and stupidity seem to mix well here in this design. This is a prime example. The truth is are planit is in jeopardy. While the richest wastefully squander Earth’s precious assets pursuing impossible fantasies. There is no reason other than EGO gratification and blind stupidity. This is thinking that has made America a Third World country. Providing medical care is a much grander achievement. stop working your employees to death. To build your evil waste dump in space. just sow you can look down on a polluted starving planet in your plush cockpit. You wealthy destroy everything and everybody around you. Thinking you deserve it all. Somehow this environmental disguise for complete wastefulness and stupidity seem to mix well here in this design. This is a prime example.

]]> By: juggalohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-53033 juggalo Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:13:44 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-new-mexico-spaceport-building-by-foster-partners/#comment-53033 We measure things by what we are. to the maggots in the cheese, the cheese is the universe. to the worms in the coarpse, the coarpse is the casmas. how then can we be so cocked sure of our own existance.Just because of our telescopes,microscopes, and the splitting of the atom? certianly not. Science is but an organized system of ignorance. there are more things in heaven and earth then are written about in your philosiphy. what do we know about the beyond? Do we know whats behind the beyond? I’m afraid some of us hardly know whats beyond the behind! We measure things by what we are. to the maggots in the cheese, the cheese is the universe. to the worms in the coarpse, the coarpse is the casmas. how then can we be so cocked sure of our own existance.Just because of our telescopes,microscopes, and the splitting of the atom? certianly not. Science is but an organized system of ignorance. there are more things in heaven and earth then are written about in your philosiphy. what do we know about the beyond? Do we know whats behind the beyond? I’m afraid some of us hardly know whats beyond the behind!

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