“Cosmic pork” and “obscene wastes of taxpayer money”

Last week’s Orlando Sentinel report that NASA will have to spend nearly $500 million on Ares 1 because of a provision in the FY10 appropriations act that has persisted through the series of continuing resolutions isn’t news for people in the industry, but it has attracted the attention of editorial writers at papers that ordinarily […]

“That can’t be too hard to undo”

NASA’s current predicament—being required to spend money during the ongoing series of continuing resolutions on elements of Constellation effectively canceled by the NASA authorization act—has gotten the attention of one member of Congress, but with the potential for undesired consequences for the space agency. Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday morning, guest host Harry […]