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Someone abuse the search function please, this was discussed in 2004 (and more recently with a very similar "advertise yourself" post IIRC, but not sure about that).
Let me just add that I for one do not recognize the ISA as anything more than all clubs me and my friends used to form, only difference being we not bothering to make it an official organisation.
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My guess is that large part of the resistance came from all those who are named on the site in a way that can be easily interpreted as if they're a concious and voluntary member of this ISA, while they're not.
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And if that isn't enough a swift look around their website gets rid of anything that is left, a badly designed site with articles that seem to use a different (but all badly chosen) colour for each paragraph and no actual technical detail, oh and for some reason they are using HTTPS to somehow make their site "secure" (why? If the "very very powerful (and Very Very Malicious) folks" can change the internet DNSs then faking a security cert is easy).
Also I am sure that this lot has shown up fairly recently as well (or at least stuff with the exact same style).
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Oh my...
Just waded through all the links...I don't know what these people do for a living, but I hope they are better at it than playing Space Agency bosses. It's just...wierd. Check out the "statements"...it's a grand delusion. (their professional presentations have me dumbstruck) Edit...with the colors and the clutter on the website, why am I thinking gaetanomarano might have a hand in this "virtual space agency"? Just speculating... Last edited by Dave J : 27-August-2007 at 06:54 PM. |
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Why would anyone want to join NASA when you can look like a member of a Soviet Village People tribute band?
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I said, young man, launch yourself off the ground. I said, young man, 'cause NASA's a clown There's no need to be unhappy. Young man, outer space you should go. I said, young man, just give us your dough. I said, young man, help us fight all 'r foes. Many ways to waste your time. It's fun to join the I - S - A It's fun to join the I - S - A.
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I seem to recall that he was the one who brought up the ISA stuff before, though I haven't been able to find any evidence other than my not terribly reliable memory and site searches for "international space agency gaetanomarano" or "ISA gaetanomarano" don't find anything.
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I don't know where it came up, but I'm 100% sure I've seen the (old version of the) site before and discussed it. I'm not sure it was here though.
About gaetanomarano: I don't think there is any evidence to think he's involved in this ISA stuff, so I'd suggest not to make these "accusations" when founded only on "the site uses colours too".
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I've seen the way this kind of thread goes in the past. This guy used to post at newmars and spacedotcom.
http://www.newmars.com/wiki/index.ph...l_Space_Agency |
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For the OP,
Having watched the video links, I am not certain what the goal of the organization is. It certainly has an anti US government tilt to it, with many serious accusations. There are many grand plans, which are currently duplicated presently by industry, governmental spaceflight organizations and inter-governmental/inter-organizational agreements and treaties. Space concerns in the spacefaring countries tend to cooperate to a large extent despite the limitations pressed on them by their governments and the associated politics. I see the astronauts greeting their counterparts from differing nations as real friends. They have worked together, trained together, and now flown together...in space. The technology of spaceflight is sensitive, with many serious potential military applications. In an ideal world, this would not be a concern for a human-wide push in the universe, but that is not realistic. It is obvious that much of the technology is shared, with the world benefitting. I think the statements made in the links are slanted, and overly simplistic. They do not recognize the difficulties of international joint space operations. What does this organization offer that is not being done now, albeit with slow, painstaking steps? |
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Haha, interesting - reminds me of something actually, anyone want to join my Solar Council?
www.solarcouncil.com (Actually, I need someone to design me a webpage before I can sell the Soviet - Era costumes)
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I got the, "This website wants to run the Windows Media Installer Core. If you trust this website..." No. ![]() And by the way, when you have about twenty members who're chairpersons and board of directions, with a staff of one, something's definately upside down with this picture... and ![]() I'll be they can't even get into a CON. |