Comments on: Obama clarifies his space policy

By: Dylan White

Dylan White — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:40:04 +0000

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By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:56:06 +0000

Obama’s space policy is abysmal. His soul-killing vision of the future is probably to be expected, but what might we learn about the environment by terra-forming the moon and mars (if the environmental alarmism happens to be your bag)? Incidentally, there are already weapons in space: EARTH IS IN SPACE.

By: Columbus

Columbus — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:36:26 +0000

Itâ€™s beginning to look like the Constellation program will be cancelled. Itâ€™s also becoming clear that without more money, the U.S. will not have humans in space for a long time after the shuttle is retired.

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0908/12augustine/

We should know more in September, but it will hinge on what Mr. Obama wants to do.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:52 +0000

Obama is more than happy to scrap the future of America and mankind itself to score points with the socialized medicine groups. He talks of high tech jobs and energy independence then trashes our best hope of achieving these goals. The space program has done more for this Nation than just about any other program put forth by the government.

I grew up with Gemini and Apollo, I saw the jobs and gains created from these programs. Now Obama would rather throw money at banks and Chrysler and cut an already underfunded program.

Its been 40 years since we first set foot on the Moon, now Obama wants to make it so we can’t even get into Low Earth Orbit!

I too am disgusted!

By: Ralph

Ralph — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:22:28 +0000

‘…delay the Constellation program for five years to help pay for its education initiatives?’ What. a. crock.

I recall the same type of rhetoric being used to cancel the remaining Apollo moon missions. The money that was supposed to be saved back then amounted to only $40M which was nothing compared to the $25B that had already been spent. The New York Times stated, “The budgetary myopia which forced this . . . decision can only vindicate the critics who have insisted that Apollo was motivated by purely prestige considerations, not scientific goals.”
http://www.solarviews.com/history/SP-4214/ch12-2.html

Now look:
“Obamaâ€™s team has indicated itâ€™s likely to kill NASAâ€™s Constellation and Ares programs.”
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4280

Those in the know saw this coming about 30 seconds after Bush announced the scratching of the shuttle and then tooted his ‘wool-over-the-eyes’ moon program back in 2004.

It’s daja vu. Only this time, it’s the entire manned space program that’s going to go.

A. Kill the shuttle (btw, the tools, dies and the shuttle work stand in California were ordered destroyed immediately so the program couldn’t be restarted.) Done.

and B., announce a specious moon program on an interim food-stamp budget so the next administration (whichever) cancels it too without his administration taking the heat from the public or ISS partners. Thus (aw, shucks, it can’t be helped) -effectively shutting down the US manned space program. In progress.

300+ million people and this is the best forward-thinking science and technology leadership we can get?

It’s as true now as it was then: NASA lives or dies by the perceptions of Congress and the administration of the short-term value of its projects.

I, for one, am disgusted.

By: Obamas utmaning i rymden » Rymden i dag

Obamas utmaning i rymden » Rymden i dag — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:14:50 +0000

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By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:35:33 +0000

NASA should have nothing to do with national defense! NASA should have all the funding it desires and we should have been on mars 20 YEARS AGO! That about sums up my feelings.

By: Henry Harris

Henry Harris — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:19:25 +0000

Let’s wait until Obama becomes President before we jump to conclusions about his space policy. He’ll be handed the results of one of the worst Presidents in American history. He’ll be given a briefing that will include things that don’t even make the papers. The world is very different than when Bush first took office. Back then, space exploration was basically a two-country effort. That’s no longer true. We even have private spacecraft now. As for me, I’m still wondering why Jimmy Carter broke his promise to tell us about all that space traffic that’s not ours.

By: beowulf2700

beowulf2700 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:24:17 +0000

it sickens me to find that the politicians are turning a blind eye to space exploration. the last time we had any manned missions to anywhere besides near earth orbit is the Apollo program. Must i add that the Apollo years were one of the DEFINING MOMENTS of American history.

By: Hiram Henry

Hiram Henry — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:42:24 +0000

This irresponsible gutting of America’s manned space flight program is the one and only factor that is preventing me form voting for Obama in November. He has fallen prey to the unmanned faction of Nasa who distain manned space flight because it costs a lot more than unmanned probes. The United States needs to maintain it’s lead in manned space flight. This of one of the few areas where we are still in the leading world affairs. If his foolish policy is implemented, we will be dependent on the Russians to ferry our austronauts to the ISS for more than a decade! The Russians! Have you noticed how great we are getting along with them lately? Barach, please come to your senses and adjust your manned space flight policy to keep the US competitive. Find the fund for your pet education programs somewhere else.