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Former Vice President Al Gore criticized the new Bush space initiative in a speech in New York on Thursday, Reuters reported. A quote from the article: “Instead of spending enormous sums of money on an unimaginative and retread effort to make a tiny portion of the moon habitable for a handful of people, we should […] I’ve noticed on the web and in mailing lists over the last day that there has been some confusion regarding exactly what is going to happen to the budget. Part of this confusion stems from the White House fact sheet announcing the new space initiative, which makes it unclear exactly how much more money NASA […] Bush announced the new space initiative for NASA and the nation this afternoon. Not too many surprises for those who have been following the discussion over the last six days. Read it and weep (or cheer). Discuss… For those of you (like me) who will be stuck in the office this afternoon when the President speaks, note that the speech will be broadcast on NASA TV (which can be viewed on the web) as well as C-SPAN (also webcast). It’s possible one or more of the cable news networks will also pick […] An AP article this morning suggests that the President will ask for far less for NASA than earlier reports indicated: $1 billion over five years, as opposed to 5% budget increases per year over five years, which give a total increase of a little over $12 billion over that time. See this Spacetoday.net summary for […] Getting the American public on board any new space policy will be critical to its success. A recent AP poll suggests that this will be a bit of a challenge, given the lukewarm response from the public about new human missions to the Moon or Mars. (For a quick summary, see my Spacetoday.net writeup.) […] Perennial presidential candidate and gadfly Lyndon LaRouche has some words of wisdom regarding the exploration of Mars. Quote: “When you go from Earth to Mars … it’s not like taking the train, from someplace to someplace. You’re actually going through a very large part of the Solar System…. There are a lot of things going […] UPI reported Monday that any new space initative the administration will pursue will include international cooperation. There’s just one problem: as of last Friday none of the major existing partners on the International Space Station had been contacted about this new plan, according to UPI. The report also notes that Russia’s role in any new […] One of the key criticisms of the (unofficial) new Bush space initiative is its cost: a number of reports, including some quotes by Democratic candidates, have pegged the cost of the mission at up to $1 trillion. The source of the $1 trillion seems unclear (Gregg Easterbrook, political and sports writer and amateur space analyst, […] On Face the Nation Sunday, Rep. Dick Gephardt answered a question about Bush’s expected new space policy by saying not only he preferred an emphasis on alternative energy programs, which he has previously mentioned, but that NASA should focus first on the International Space Station: I think that before we make that decision, we’ve really […] |
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