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Posted on 02/14/2010 10:33:31 AM PST by Marcus
NASA, in response to President Obama's proposal to cancel the Constellation space exploration program, may be moving to wind down Constellation related work and cancel some contracts. NASA may be in violation of federal law by doing so.
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One more case of pay no attention to what Obozo says, watch his hands.
We are totally broke. No more make work for science majors. Pay the debt down. Reduce all government expenses 20% and save this nation.
Is there anything Oboma does that you don’t like?
Cutting NASA is not going to make a difference.. If we get rid of the social programs then watch our debt go down..
No kidding. Crap like feeding school kids year round, giving out free obama money in Detroit. Throwing money at high speed rail that won’t be built. A whole rainbow of make work federal agencies........
Cut the Global Warming departments first.
lower taxes....severly....give people incentives to run their business, and the economy will spring right back.
your new here arent ya?
Politicians on both sides hate supply side economics, which is one of the big reasons we are in this mess.
Obama is the king of half measures. For everything he does that sounds good, he leaves a roadblock in its way.
In fact we have spent over a trillion dollars on social programs alone since FDR. Cutting NASA is putting a band aid on a minor wound mean while there is a bigger wound that requires major surgery..
Cut SPENDING!!! Pay back the debt to our children.
That is half of it...but NASA is a drop in the bucket.
cut all of the POSOTUS liberal welfare crap...eliminate any new pollution control stuff the Cap and Trade Bull$h!t that we cant afford...let oil companies drill...make sure government health care dies a cruel and miserable death...
CUT TAXES
Lots of things we need to do....but NASA is pennies there MR TROLL...
Don’t feed the troll - it’s difficult, I know: I seem to have fed my share over this issue... :)
Always recall the statement, “Death by 10,000 cuts”. Each cut in itself is meaningless, but when taken together will bleed you to death. That is our current budget situation.
So what’s the capability of private space industry at this point?
The nations that lead on the frontiers dictate the course of human history. You don't abandon that anymore then you abandon on your kid's college fund! Unless you think your kid working Mcdonalds forever is a good thing.
Same for our nation. NASA human spaceflight is the guarantee America continues to have a future that is one of leading the course of human history, not letting other nations dictate to us.
It's chump change too.....
http://www.federalbudget.com/chart.gif
So that fiscal argument against it is total BUNK, and it's investment, it PAYS off big time. Technology, prestige, inspiration of children, and again... we remain a dominative force in how human history unfolds.
The trollish sniping by some here is easily smacked down on such things by the above.
From the article....
"As President Obama's standing in the polls continue to slide, his ability to influence events continue to diminish. Obama's attempt to shut down the Constellation space exploration program has met with an almost universally hostile reception in Congress. If the administration compounds that by arrogantly trying to ignore the will of Congress, then things will get ugly. What kind of space program emerges at the other end of that ugliness is difficult to predict."
Obama is NOT guaranteed of getting his way!
FIGHT! here is how....
http://www.supportconstellation.com
Here is just a small list of who stands with us!....
http://web.me.com/michaelokuda/CONSTELLATION/VOICES.html
And I am certain also. This man would stand with us too..
"Nowhere is this more important than our next frontier: space. Nowhere do we so effectively demonstrate our technological leadership and ability to make life better on Earth. The Space Age is barely a quarter of a century old. But already we've pushed civilization forward with our advances in science and technology. Opportunities and jobs will multiply as we cross new thresholds of knowledge and reach deeper into the unknown.
Our progress in space, taking giant steps for all mankind, is a tribute to American teamwork and excellence. Our finest minds in government, industry and academia have all pulled together. And we can be proud to say: We are first; we are the best; and we are so because we're free. "America has always been greatest when we dared to be great. We can reach for greatness again. We can follow our dreams to distant stars, living and working in space for peaceful, economic, and scientific gain." -Ronald Wilson Reagan
“Is there anything Oboma does that you don’t like?”
He’s got a point. NASA is one big BLOAT. Let the private guys have a swing at it and get the government the hell out of their hair.
As to Obama, (sentiments redacted for personal safety).
“So what’s the capability of private space industry at this point?
As far as I can tell no so much. They are only incentivized as far as LEO - beyond that they have no tech, nor is there any profit motive do go further on their own. Moreover, going past LOE will require government sanction - their only profit will come from whatever a government contract provides - more than that, private space industry is forbidden by treaty - in other words, no space corporation will be mining anything.
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