Given all the knee jerk reactions, and the article not stating it, could it be that that the NSF has other priorities that could use the $45 million/year? Also, there are other countries with sensors in place around the world. I believe the Canadians have systems in both the Pacific and Atlantic as well. Perhaps it's seen as double coverage.

A couple of reasons that I can think of is maintinence cost, pollution and lifespan. By picking the sensors up for possible re-emplacement later, the life of the system is saves. Leaving the system to decay on the bottom would probably cause unnecessary polution.

"... but as the air speed increases, it transitions to turbulent flow." This is incorrect. The transition from laminar to turbulent can happen at any free stream speed. The transition is pressure gradient related: It's an energy problem. Airspeed is a part of that, but object shaping, free stream air pressure, and free stream air density also have their parts to play. Also, why do you think there are vortex generators on surfaces? They are there to add energy back into the boundary layer. This is a bit simplistic, but hits the major issues I have with blanket statements like that.

And another snowflake gets its feelings hurt. You forgot that one..

All the engine actuators are electric. That's where most of the power is needed.

So a whiner who no longer gets his way is calling the pot black? They serve at the pleasure of the President. Folks whining here need to read the board charter.

Clearly peoples ability to comprehend suspensions and how the government works is at an all time low. The only department that I am aware of that has forbidden its use is the DoW. If the NSA, or any other federal or state agency wants to use it, they certainly can as long as the information or data does not cross into the DoW's domain. As far as I know, there is no blanket federal ban. If that's wrong, please post the directive, not some news article, the Executive Order. From where I sit, this is a nosensical article written by someone who hasn't got a clue how the federal government works.

This started in the 90's; being an idiot was suddenly okay. Being a troll was okay. This is the reason I go to bars to have a chat.

Ignore the law. It is a violation of the US Constitutions 1st Amendment. File a federal lawsuit instead against the state.

Since this is still a basic research project, of course the answer is no; there's no need for a commertial level system yet, they're working the basics out. If the new chamber and design work out, that could change to yes.

"I'm shocked! Shocked I say!" - Louie: Casablanca No! Really! Say it ain't so! This is my shocked face :-| Which part do these people not understand: Batteries and cold do NOT mix well. Clearly, these people never took a science class in their lives.

It's called the power cord... perhaps?

"A private Chinese space firm..." There is no such thing as a private company in China. At the end of the day, they are all owened by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With that said, rockets are hard. Reusable ones more so. They will eventually get there.

Well, the good thing about Hyperloops is that when there's an accident, we won't have to worry about survivors. Just but bring mops, spounges, and wet-vac's to clean up the mess.

Funny thing the US Constitution, intrastate commerce is the SOLE responcibility of a state. i.e. A rail line from San Fran to LA is exactly that. Now, if it was LA to Phoenix, then it's Interstate commerce and FEDERAL territory. Whomever wrote this should do a better job of knowing the law.