spartonboat1
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Well, the administration, i.e. the POTUS, in an effort to reduce the budget, has axed the NASA budget for the Consellation program, i.e. the follow-on Moon Shot, plus the new Space Shuttle. P.s., the NASA mission appears to or is being re-positioned to that of shill for the global warming crowd, from the sounds of it. No doubt they will report it cold in outer space!?
I hope Nov 2010 goes well for voting out these far left wingers, as Jimmy Durante used to say, "...where ever you are!".
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There was a time when Americans had the right stuff and boldly led the world in going where no man had gone before. Apparently, that time has passed. Barack Obama's 2011 NASA budget request will effectively terminate America's manned space flight program, leaving space exploration leadership to the Chinese and the Russians.
Obama's new plans, which laughably claim to be a "bold new approach," would terminate NASA's Constellation Program, which would have replaced the retiring Space Shuttles with a new crew vehicle, as well as building the new launchers required to get America back to the moon and on to Mars.
This plan leans heavily on commercial space companies to develop new vehicles to get U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Although the time frame is left open, it's certainly not any time soon. In the meantime, the U.S. will pay the Russians for taxi rides to the ISS.
On the other hand, Obama's plan would expand NASA's role in earth climate observations, apparently in hopes of further propping up the collapsing global warming fraud. In short, the U.S. is left with no vision, no destination, and no inspiration.
The url link ..
http://patriotpost.us/perspective/2010/02/05/obama-cuts-nasa-funding/[/url
I hope Nov 2010 goes well for voting out these far left wingers, as Jimmy Durante used to say, "...where ever you are!".
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There was a time when Americans had the right stuff and boldly led the world in going where no man had gone before. Apparently, that time has passed. Barack Obama's 2011 NASA budget request will effectively terminate America's manned space flight program, leaving space exploration leadership to the Chinese and the Russians.
Obama's new plans, which laughably claim to be a "bold new approach," would terminate NASA's Constellation Program, which would have replaced the retiring Space Shuttles with a new crew vehicle, as well as building the new launchers required to get America back to the moon and on to Mars.
This plan leans heavily on commercial space companies to develop new vehicles to get U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Although the time frame is left open, it's certainly not any time soon. In the meantime, the U.S. will pay the Russians for taxi rides to the ISS.
On the other hand, Obama's plan would expand NASA's role in earth climate observations, apparently in hopes of further propping up the collapsing global warming fraud. In short, the U.S. is left with no vision, no destination, and no inspiration.
The url link ..
http://patriotpost.us/perspective/2010/02/05/obama-cuts-nasa-funding/[/url
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