Comments on: NASA authorization bill clears Science Committee, but with a few changes http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes 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: JohnFornaro http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-453890 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:47:03 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-453890 Gotta agree: That was hilarious. Now I’m going to have a good cry.

]]> By: Neil Shipley http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-420012 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:01:14 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-420012 The NASA Administrator is appointed by the WH or so I understand. Doesn’t that mean that they will serve at the pleasure of the President or else they would be fired. Yes or perhaps I’ve got this wrong?

]]> By: Dark Blue Nine http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419908 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:34:22 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419908 Preventing program overruns was never the CFO’s direct responsibility. It’s the responsibility of the relevant program managers, associate administrators, and administrator to manage program budgets and prevent overruns. There used to be a comptroller position (and staff) in the CFO’s office that was responsible for independently ensuring good program formulation and “go” decisions, watching program budgets for overruns and other problems, warning the administrator about these issues, and taking action to fix them or terminate failing projects. But Griffin, out of incompetence, malevolence, or just not wanting any dissenting voices on Constellation, did away with that office long before Beth took the CFO’s reins. That’s part of the reason why there are more and more serious problem programs like JWST festering for longer these days.

]]> By: Robert G Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419863 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:50:21 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419863 http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/news/russia-is-building-an-inflatable-space-module-of-its-own-15706708

There are other countries working on inflatables besides the US and Russians. Only fools and right wingers think that the race is to the Moon…flight ops tonight

Robert G Oler

Sent from my IPAD on the Indian sub continent

]]> By: Robert G Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419860 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:55:05 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419860 You are wrong Watch I know more then you do on this RGO

Sent from my IPAD on the Indian sub continent

]]> By: Robert G Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419859 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:53:22 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419859 yeah tha is correct I think that there are some amazing surprises in store shortly Robert G Oler

From my IPAD on the Indian Subcontinent

]]> By: Neil Shipley http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419846 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:19:32 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419846 Ok thanks. Perhaps she could go and sort out some of their program budget overruns then? Just joking – I think :)

]]> By: Neil Shipley http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419845 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:17:49 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419845 pfft:D So childish I know but it’s going to be soooo much fun to see you eat your words when they do or will you change it to ‘SpaceX hasn’t flown anyone to the Moon’ or some such. Yep, that’s it. You’ll just shift the goal posts. Onya D.

]]> By: Dark Blue Nine http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419829 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:51:51 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419829 NS: “Any particular reason as to why you think she was a ‘very capable’ CFO?”

In 2010, NASA earned its first clean audit in eight years under Beth:

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_10-301_NASA_Financials.html

Clean audits should be the minimal requirement for federal CFOs outside DOD. But compared to serial incompetence that came before, Beth was a huge improvement, regardless of whether she was “very capable”.

Ab: “Any guesses on how this will play out…”

There won’t be any budget passed until the fall, when Congress is forced to do so as part of an agreement on raising the debt ceiling:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57594942/wh-to-congress-dont-use-debt-limit-to-hold-up-economy/

If a budget is passed at that time (probably an omnibus bill), it will be a compromise between the high $18B Senate mark and the low $16.8B House mark.

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130719/SPACE/307190027/House-Senate-fund-different-paths-NASA

The chambers usually split the difference, which would give NASA $17.4B, a half-billion dollar improvement over the FY13 sequestration mark, but $300M short of the President’s FY14 request.

If there is no deal in the fall and sequestration continues, then NASA will get the $16.8B House level, but not necessarily the details and will probably have more flexibility in how that reduced level is allocated.

FWIW…

]]> By: Coastal Ron http://www.spacepolitics.com/2013/07/19/nasa-authorization-bill-clears-science-committee-but-with-a-few-changes/#comment-419824 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:43:26 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6507#comment-419824 DCSCA mumbled:

“Inaccurate, Josh.”

As usual, you are bereft of any facts – just uttering emotional drivel. Here is an article that backs up what Josh stated.

And just an observation… for someone that purports to be a fan of space exploration, you sure don’t want many people to be doing it. I’m mean really, relying on NASA to expand humanity out into space? That’s not going to happen.

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