Comments on: Planning the next blitz http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/05/21/planning-the-next-blitz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planning-the-next-blitz 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: Space Politics » Lampson and the HAT http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/05/21/planning-the-next-blitz/#comment-14241 Sat, 26 May 2007 12:06:02 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/05/21/planning-the-next-blitz/#comment-14241 […] to lobby Congress for an increased NASA budget (the NSS is already planning such an effort with its “Moon-Mars Blitz” next month; Lampson said he has offered to help the NSS with its effort.) “There has been an […]

]]> By: Thomas Matula http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/05/21/planning-the-next-blitz/#comment-14038 Tue, 22 May 2007 16:38:56 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2007/05/21/planning-the-next-blitz/#comment-14038 I think the lack of enthusiasm for the Blitz, and this topic, reflects how the Stick has eroded support for NASA overall. Add in the alienation of the Science, Lunar, Mars and Earth observation communities over how ESAS was implemented and its no wonder support for NASA’s budget is in trouble.

Why campaign for budget increases when they will just go to feed an architecture many feel strongly is headed for failure? I feel sorry for the individuals working on the Blitz as they have a long uphill battle thanks to the both the structure of the ESAS and the way it was implemented as the strategy for VSE.

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