Comments on: More calls for NASA and stimulus funding http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding 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 » Florida’s turn http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/#comment-271251 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:34:48 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2645#comment-271251 […] week the Orlando Sentinel reported that Florida’s Congressional delegation was considering a call for reallocation of stimulus funds t… much like the Texas delegation has requested. On Friday the office of Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas […]

]]> By: eng http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/#comment-270758 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:47:19 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2645#comment-270758 The whole self serving scramble for freshly printed/borrowed federal money funding for their states from the porkers in both of our 2 pathetic ‘parties’ is humiliating to me as an American citizen. The world greatest democracy?! Ha. The terrible thing is that this is actually considered normal around DC.

]]> By: common sense http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/#comment-270720 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:17:50 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2645#comment-270720 “But I would remain skeptical that his commercial space conversion amounts to much more than that.”

Precisely what I meant in light of his recent flip-flopon that matter. Any idea of his relationship with Sen. Shelby if any? Is it more important to have him onboard or Sen. Shelby? Or it does not make any difference?

But I would add that if the WH chose Charles Bolden and that they stick to their space policy as shown during the campaign then Sen. Nelson may be “onboard”, since Charles Bolden was “his” pick. Especially considering that Lori Garver and George Whitesides are in the top executive spots as well. And also in view of the Augustine report about commercial space in the options…

Hmmm. Change on the horizon?

]]> By: Major Tom http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/#comment-270717 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:50:23 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2645#comment-270717 “Are these real changes?”

Well, they’re at least real in the sense that Sen. Nelson or his staff have probably realized that Falcon 9 launches from Florida and Space-X provides employment in the state. But I would remain skeptical that his commercial space conversion amounts to much more than that.

Too bad Sen. Shelby and his staff have not figured out the same with respect to ULA’s Decatur production facility and Alabama employment.

FWIW…

]]> By: common sense http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/#comment-270714 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:17:32 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2645#comment-270714 Hmm. So. Regardless of the call for the $3B of unspent stimulus cash that may or not happen:

Sen. Nelson is back in the camp of commercial space? Is this for real this time?

Also, is he finally making a “transition” to Garver’s plan of addressing national interests (here the economy)?

Are these real changes?

Should we not support him in this particular instance rather than deriding him?

Just asking.

]]> By: CharlesTheSpaceGuy http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/#comment-270705 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:26:27 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2645#comment-270705 Proof that the Congress is serious is if they will identify funds – will they move the “money” over from rural airports ($15 billion)??? Too bad we already “spent” the $3 billion for Cash for Clunkers.

The easy thing is to just ask for additional deficit spending and hopefully if that is the solution the additional money will NOT be allocated. Our debt is already large enough.

]]> By: Robert Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/10/09/more-calls-for-nasa-and-stimulus-funding/#comment-270689 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:27:49 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2645#comment-270689 lovely morning here in Santa Fe…the 12.5 and 4.5 inch tubes are tracking the moon high overhead (just on top of Orion)…if the clouds dont blow in…

Stimulus funding…more futile gestures

off to see what we can see in an hour or so

Robert G. Oler

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