Posted on 03/07/2010 3:24:21 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama will host a space conference next month in Florida to chart his vision for the future of human spaceflight, the White House said Sunday.
The April 15 event comes after Obama last month proposed dropping the massively over-budget Constellation program launched by his predecessor, George W. Bush, to develop a rocket aimed at returning Americans to the moon by 2020.
The White House said it wanted to ground Constellation because it was too costly, used outdated technology and would not be ready to ferry humans to the moon before 2028.
In its place, Obama suggested in his 2011 budget blueprint that NASA concentrate more on research and development that would reap benefits over a longer timeframe.
The president still called for spending six billion dollars over five years for NASA to develop commercial spacecraft that could carry astronauts into low Earth orbit.
That was a far smaller increase than the three billion a year a presidentially-appointed panel had said would be necessary for a viable human flight program.
Obama also asked NASA to partner with the private sector, using funds from an economic stimulus package to develop the primary services transporting astronauts to the International Space Station.
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In other words, if we want to get to space, we’ll need a rocket that says People’s Republic of China on the side.
Another conference to mask his ineptitude and stupidity.
FUBO
I hope tomatoes and lettuce are provided.
He wanted to make sure that there wasn’t anyone left in the entire world that didn’t know he was an azzclown.
He’s an idiot.
DumbO is the original space cadet.
Hilter to meet with Jewish leaders to tell them his plan for their future.
He must be the chief space cadet.......
I’m sure there is no coincidence. Have a conference in a location with restricted access. Plausible deniability about not knowing how many people are protesting on 4/15.
ML/NJ
He sounds more like Mao every day. Disgusting megalomania on full display. Again.
Wow! Is NASA going to build him a spaceship?
After he cuts NASA program, now he wants to meet with them? Is this guy a jerk or what?
LieFestAPalooza 2010!
Don’t worry, I’m certain plenty of Florida patriots and Constitutionalists will show up.
about fed up with this marxist dumbass everywhere all the damn time.
Just go away ya fool.
"I've review what the Valentine commission has said, but I still think that going to the moon and Mars are important. But the TEA party want is protesting spending by congress, and we have to start somewhere. So that is why your budget is being cut and why you need to focus on Earth sciences to prove Global Warming"
Trust your Azz in space for a month on some whiz-bang Obama approved newtech unproven space system - I think not.
Give me that old time proven triple redundant tech anytime.
Maybe Obama would like Air Force One to have wings made of green recycled plastic/cardboard instead of that old aluminum technology that’s been around since the 30’s.
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