Comments on: About the scientist-NASA disconnect http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/03/17/about-the-scientist-nasa-disconnect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-the-scientist-nasa-disconnect Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Jeff Plescia http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/03/17/about-the-scientist-nasa-disconnect/#comment-7353 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:09:17 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=895#comment-7353 The biggest problem at the moment is that SMD has not demonstrated that any analysis went into the budget decisions or that there was serious consultations with anyone. They need to make the case that they considered all of the possible options, understood the impact of those options, and then finally decided to go with a particular set of cuts and clearly articulate that they understand the implications of those cuts. It is not SMD’s fault that they have to face a cut; it is their responsibility to manage that cut in a defensible manner.

]]> By: David Davenport http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/03/17/about-the-scientist-nasa-disconnect/#comment-7352 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:04:10 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=895#comment-7352 But not as much as the public loves space colonies.

Just wait until the first human cosmic starchild is born in space — the public will simply go crazy for more space colonies.

]]> By: Karen Cramer Shea http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/03/17/about-the-scientist-nasa-disconnect/#comment-7351 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:15:39 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=895#comment-7351 Cleave also is ignoring the public as stake holders. They love the cool pictures from distant planets.

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