Comments on: A Canadian space stimulus http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/01/28/a-canadian-space-stimulus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-canadian-space-stimulus 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: Doug Lassiter http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/01/28/a-canadian-space-stimulus/#comment-179084 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:46:33 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=1956#comment-179084 We and the Chinese will be duking it out in the lunar dust while the Canadians will be building the big things in space.

It’s a real shame that Constellation basically sacrifices our leadership in constructing and servicing things in space. If we ever go to Mars, we’re going to need a vehicle that gets assembled in space, much like we’ve done with ISS. In the same way, we’ll need depots in space that can effectively support a cis-lunar enterprise. These depots will be developed piecewise.

Their investment in space robotics is a smart move, and one that the US does not seem to be able to afford.

]]> By: Canada’s Space Budget « Res Communis http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/01/28/a-canadian-space-stimulus/#comment-178874 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:38:12 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=1956#comment-178874 […] Hat tip and more at Space Politics. […]

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