Space ping.
The Emperor will not stand for the US having a space program.
Hope n change kids. Your budget is being redistributed.
Houston...we have a problem.
No problem - they can get census worker jobs - three or four times - and boost employment numbers.
BO’s/BS’s scheme of transferring wealth from the private sector to the federal government is going according to plan.
That money has to go to carbon credits and aid to NK, Egypt Palestine....
It has been a difficult time for NASA as a whole for a decade or more. As our debt approaches 100% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the predictable will happen.
Politicians, especially Democrats, have little use for R&D programs unless they show results in time for elections, and the results can be connected to actions by Democrats.
The Democrats tolerated NASA as long as there was adequate discretionary spending monies available. As this source of funding dries up owing to entitlement programs, the NASA budget follows.
Our political leaders believe that it is more important to put poor people into houses, to give free prescription drugs to everyone, and to provide free health care so we can be more like Cuba. But what kind of space program does Cuba have, and other Communist/Socialist countries?
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NASA Houston Chief: “This is Going to be a Difficult Time”
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I know a good engineer at NASA via my brother.
Sadly, I’m just about 95% sure this NASA engineer voted for “The Messiah”.
Now this engineer will probably realize that “voting your conscience”
is gonna’ be a BEOTCH.
Especially when voting for a Communist/Socialist that did a great job
of disguising himself as “a moderate Democrat”.
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Looks like the pink slips are going to be flying fast and furious at
NASA/JSC contractors. The government workers will be spared,
doing their usual “nothing” except soaking up tax dollars.
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Bailout for guvmint workers.
NO Bailot for the private sector.
I guess private sector workers in the Space bidness are less worthy
than those in the auto bidness (GM, Chrysler).
Guvmint picking winners and losers once again.
Hey NASA... obama and his demons hate you all.
LLS
Obama is out to destroy the prosperous state that is Texas...
It sometimes astonishes me that people highly critical of the efficiency of government programs are so often willing to make an exception for NASA.
The Constellation program isn’t about innovation, it’s about gradual refinement of existing technologies.
If you want to look for innovation in such technology, look to the various private efforts attempting to reduce it’s cost, in some cases by an order of magnitude.
Just wait until Fall when the last shuttle mission is flown...then you’ll really see the pink slips flying....
This sucks for our area and our economy, which is not bad! Does the Turd in Chief have it in for Texas? They were talking about new regulations for our refineries in the Baytown and Texas City area, even though their safety records are above national standards.
So what?
And who in the F cares?
The U.S.A. does not NEED a space prgoram whatsoever?
AY?
Who Cares?
There are great important issues more important...
When it comes to Rockets the main force holding them back isn’t Gravity but the sheer amount of Government mandated paperwork.
Yes, I am a NASA gov’t employee....have been for over 20 years. I work hard for my pay. I know that there are many govt workers that don't work as hard as private industry workers, but please don't paint with such a broad brush.
I work with a lot of engineers....it's been my experience that most engineers are conservatives...there are exceptions, however, I think most folks that are trained to look objectively at data(facts) tend to be conservatives...not all but most.
I am dismayed at what NASA is being turned into. (Don't even get me started on Global Warming!) Many of us would love nothing more than to have commercial space become viable. The more folks involved the better. (Personally, I would love to fly in space before I die.)
Unfortunately, I think that the current space policy hasn't been thought out with all the consequences understood.
Not all of us believe in gov’t jobs for a jobs sake. Some of us truly believe in exploring and understanding the universe. I believe human existence depends on it. I'm not just trying to have a cushy gov’t job, I'm trying to help further our knowledge base....hopefully, this knowledge will help mankind now and in the future.
I will tell you that I feel very blessed to have been working in manned space flight for these 20+ years. It is truly an amazing place to work. NASA and it's contractors truly have a Can Do attitude! The things that go on behind the scenes are truly amazing.
ok, I'll get off my soapbox...sorry for the rant.