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I’m not upset directly at Obama for the close of our manned exploration of space, I’m directly upset at Congress for scuttling appropriations. However, it is directly Obama’s fault for all of the BS he’s brought about with social this and welfare that, and Congress was left with little choice but to scuttle the shuttle in order to make ends meet.

If our tax dollars were plentiful and social programs nil, space exploration would be a natural and necessary fit for us considering our defense and communication needs. Considering, however, that Obama is drastically destroying our military and attempting to reign in and control major media, it’s really not necessary to guess as to fault for the destruction of America’s space program: it’s Obama’s fault.

I WAS upset back in 2004. However, there were plans for a new category of launch and exploration vehicles. Money should’ve been appropriated to NASA for future shuttles, rovers, space exploration in general.

I agree with you. When this was all being done in 2004, with an end date of 2010-2011, I have no doubt whatsoever that some of those behind this were not as concerned as they should have been. Not just President Bush, but more so the people in the Bush administration and Congress whose responsibility it was to work out replacements. When you are doing something in 2004, and you have 6 years before the results are realized, and most likely you won't be in the same job (unless your in Congress), it's very easy to just blow it off as somebody else's problem, especially if other issues come up that take up all of your time.

NASA was left hanging in the breeze and was ripe for Obama and the liberals in Congress to come in and neuter it. Don't forget that in 2004, Republicans were in charge of Congress. When Bush was signing off on this directive, and Congress was talking about a replacement, they all thought that 2010 there would be a Republican President and a Republican Congress. That all fell apart, and it didn't take much for NASA to be crippled and reliant upon the Russians.

There is some hope with private space companies. I'm still shocked that Obama allowed NASA to give Space-X approval to service the ISS. I wonder if he'll allow them to carry out manned flights, since that is what Space-X ultimately wants to do.