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NASA Scrambles to Salvage Space Policy
Associated Content ^ | February 5th, 2010 | Mark R. Whittington

Posted on 02/06/2010 8:24:44 AM PST by Marcus

Having faced pointed and even hostile questioning about its new space policy in the Senate and now in the House, the Obama administration and NASA officials are starting to realize that perhaps the rollout of that policy was flawed.

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KEYWORDS: barackobama; charlesbolden; constellation; nasa; space

1 posted on 02/06/2010 8:24:44 AM PST by Marcus
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To: KevinDavis

/mark


2 posted on 02/06/2010 8:28:52 AM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: Marcus

Unveiling the policy was flawed, not the policy itself?
These people are clueless beyond the absurd.
They deserve to be pummeled by the current blizzard.


3 posted on 02/06/2010 8:30:26 AM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: Marcus

This Administration continually makes unilateral decisions acting like the royalty they think they are.


4 posted on 02/06/2010 8:41:22 AM PST by golfisnr1
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To: Marcus

So it’s OK to make a bad decision as long as you roll it out more carefully? A few more lies, perhaps, to cover up what you’re doing? So people wake up a few years later and find that NASA’s main purpose is to push Global Warming?


5 posted on 02/06/2010 8:56:41 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Marcus

Obama and his Commies would like to cancel NASA altogether, why is this not obvious to everybody? If we do nothing but launch globull warning satellites, what do you need NASA for ? Stupid , blind, stupid.


6 posted on 02/06/2010 9:12:25 AM PST by Nonstatist
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To: Nonstatist
Not stupid, hateful. This leftist bunch wants us to cede space to Russia and China.

NASA beat the USSR to the moon, which probably ticks them off to no end. Also, as being children of the '60s, they were part of the crowd that thought that NASA's budget could better be spent as part of the Great Society. Now is their chance to do that.

7 posted on 02/06/2010 9:20:01 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: Nonstatist

They aren’t canceling NASA gov’t employees, just the contractors. These fools think that if the gov’t can’t afford space science, the private sector can. More junk science think.


8 posted on 02/06/2010 9:31:28 AM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bail out)
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To: Marcus

NASA administrators are a bunch of spineless yes men. NASA has been working on Constellation for 7 years and most of the infrastructure is in place. The launching tower of the new Mobile Launch Platform for constellation can be seen north of the VAB. Work started on it last January and its well on the way to completion. NASA administrators claim that they are taking NASA in a new bold direction by canceling manned exploration. You have to wonder if they believe their own words. The cash for clunker program got rid of most of the Obama/Biden stickers in Florida, now this will get rid of the rest.


9 posted on 02/06/2010 9:37:50 AM PST by Keflavik76 (Obama has nothing on the Keystone Kops)
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To: Marcus

Now everyone knows that when Dummies propose a “private” take over of a Gov program...it becomes imperative to follow the money.

Anyone want to bet there is some BIG money behind this proposal?

I have no doubt some Dummie supporter is ready to get some big bucks on this one. By the time we find out WHO it is, it will be to late.


10 posted on 02/06/2010 9:51:18 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: Marcus

Seems like Obama is about to shove Bolden under the bus. Bolden doesn’t deserve it. Seems like the lefties still only approve of science like AGW that will enslave men not science like space exploration that will set men free.


11 posted on 02/06/2010 12:05:16 PM PST by Mike Darancette (You know Obama is in trouble when the MSM mentions that he is half white.)
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To: Marcus

It wasn’t the rollout, you bimbos.

It was the POLICY.

What a bunch of communists. I mean, first it was canceling the F-22. Now canceling our space program.

It’s almost as if...


12 posted on 02/06/2010 12:07:14 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (2012: Repeal it all... All of it!)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

(btw “bimbos” was meant for those making the policy, not FReepers...)

:)


13 posted on 02/06/2010 12:17:50 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (2012: Repeal it all... All of it!)
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