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Offline yg1968

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Bolden says that NASA should continue on the same path:
http://spacenews.com/bolden-hold-the-line-on-u-s-space-policy/

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Rather than have everything described above play out, I think what the US is doing right now is to 'make it look' like nothing is going on and just get the US heavy lift systems online (SLS, Orion, or some SpaceX thing).  Once these units have been rated/certified for astronauts, then they will go announce a Mars mission if it is feasible.  Otherwise, the US is going nowhere / because they are not able to send XXX billions of US taxpayer dollars to another country to go to Mars.

Makes you wonder why anybody would even want to present a vision right now.

In other words, were NASA to suddenly have a major influx of funds, it's highly likely that one or more of our ISS partners would suddenly start charging WAY more for their current services in regards to serving the interests of the ISS?

In effect, draining OUR Space Program in order to prop up THEIR Space Program.  Which, just so happens, one of our partner's is actually doing now!
« Last Edit: 03/10/2015 06:48 pm by JasonAW3 »
My God!  It's full of universes!

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