Obama was not the president for the past 30 years. It is not his fault NASA decided to do jack crap for 30 years when it came to the Moon. Now NASA wants to go back, guess what? Too late. Instead of wasting money on Mars we should have been on the Moon.
What have we discovered on Mars so far that could not have waited? We should have set base on the Moon first then Mars. And if China or any other country COULD go to the Moon they would have done it by now..
We don't now have a situation that would cause something like a race (says Lori Garver)? Keep in mind that George Bush's Vision for Space Exploration was unveiled on January 14, 2004--only 3 months after China's first taikonaut (Yang Liwei) successfully orbited our planet 14 times. At least Bush had a vision, albeit a slow-paced one.
It seems the Obama administration has come up with a great way to spare NASA any worries about failing to meet its goals--don't make any!
Without a manned spaceflight program, it's not longer worth $18 billion. Without Buck Rogets, budgets will be reduced if not eliminated. The NIST, NIH, NIH, & NOAA already do its current functions as a pure science program. Constellation was its last chance to exist as a separate entity.
I think I can't judge this change in plans until I see if humans get farther than Low Earth Orbit in the 2020s or not. If humans are still just on LEO in 2030, I'll be disappointed.
Think about it: it's only 0,58 % of the total budget. That's just nothing. And of all the government parts, NASA is the most effective.
Some 10% of all inventions came from NASA! Without the research of NASA, we wouldn't have (or at least not now) safe airplanes, computers, mobile phones, etc etc etc.
You guys are over reacting.
Obama was not the president for the past 30 years. It is not his fault NASA decided to do jack crap for 30 years when it came to the Moon. Now NASA wants to go back, guess what? Too late. Instead of wasting money on Mars we should have been on the Moon.
What have we discovered on Mars so far that could not have waited? We should have set base on the Moon first then Mars. And if China or any other country COULD go to the Moon they would have done it by now..
ResistanceAlpha 2 years ago 2
We don't now have a situation that would cause something like a race (says Lori Garver)? Keep in mind that George Bush's Vision for Space Exploration was unveiled on January 14, 2004--only 3 months after China's first taikonaut (Yang Liwei) successfully orbited our planet 14 times. At least Bush had a vision, albeit a slow-paced one.
It seems the Obama administration has come up with a great way to spare NASA any worries about failing to meet its goals--don't make any!
ThinkDelinque 2 years ago
Oh well, I guess China gets the moon as well! We need the moon as a stepping stone to Mars.
jamin69 2 years ago
I thought the Dragon capsule would be human rated by 2012.
Craigthepope 2 years ago
Without a manned spaceflight program, it's not longer worth $18 billion. Without Buck Rogets, budgets will be reduced if not eliminated. The NIST, NIH, NIH, & NOAA already do its current functions as a pure science program. Constellation was its last chance to exist as a separate entity.
heroineworshipper 2 years ago
Thanks for the reporting work.
I think I can't judge this change in plans until I see if humans get farther than Low Earth Orbit in the 2020s or not. If humans are still just on LEO in 2030, I'll be disappointed.
hyhhy 2 years ago
How about NO!!
sirachman 2 years ago
Go commercial! =)
sirachman 2 years ago
Think about it: it's only 0,58 % of the total budget. That's just nothing. And of all the government parts, NASA is the most effective.
Some 10% of all inventions came from NASA! Without the research of NASA, we wouldn't have (or at least not now) safe airplanes, computers, mobile phones, etc etc etc.
basvg1 2 years ago
How about NO!!
sirachman 2 years ago