Comments on: Updated NASA budget summary http://www.spacepolitics.com/2012/05/13/updated-nasa-budget-summary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=updated-nasa-budget-summary 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: E.P. Grondine http://www.spacepolitics.com/2012/05/13/updated-nasa-budget-summary/#comment-368664 Mon, 14 May 2012 19:07:40 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=5611#comment-368664 NEO detection did not make it even to a line item in Marcia’s summary.

]]> By: Bobbles http://www.spacepolitics.com/2012/05/13/updated-nasa-budget-summary/#comment-368639 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:12:37 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=5611#comment-368639 @Coastal Ron
The most promising NASA programs, their science and COTS efforts, are being underfunded by these proposals. The only thing SLS and MPCV have in common is supporting defense/aerospace contractors. To Congress, NASA is little more than a jobs program.

]]> By: Coastal Ron http://www.spacepolitics.com/2012/05/13/updated-nasa-budget-summary/#comment-368626 Mon, 14 May 2012 02:01:13 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=5611#comment-368626 Just a little political trivia here on Space Politics – Operational Satellite Acquisition funding aside, it looks like the Democratic-controlled Senate likes NASA more than the Republican-controlled House. Interesting, huh?

Also, just to show that not everything that Congress does is dysfunctional, both the House and Senate are fully funding the SLS & MPCV, which apparently means pork is something universally enjoyed by both parties. Who says they can’t agree on anything? ;-)

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