It may be practical in the long run to move Spacex operations abroad and just build launchers in the United States, California. There may be advantages to moving operations somewhere else.
Obama administration officials and aerospace industry executives say that the White House is considering investing up to $3 billion in commercial space over four years as part of a revamping of the agency’s current human space exploration plans.The employment figures are based on a survey of several companies, including United Launch Alliance (a joint venture of The Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp.), Sierra Nevada Corporation, SpaceX and “others that have all built space hardware and are potential participants in a competitive Commercial Crew Program, which would feature multiple winners including both smaller and larger aerospace companies.”
White House Decides to Outsource NASA Work
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704375604575023530543103488.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecondQuote White House Decides to Outsource NASA Work I really hope thats true....give Elon the money to build fast the escape tower,and ofcourse scrap Ares I....I think the above obama desicion is a mark for the Ares I...I think this rovket has no meaning to exist if goverment gives extra boost to musk to build las tower...
Under the White House proposal, the agency's top-line budget is expected to stay close to the $18.7 billion in the current fiscal year. Only a small portion—roughly $200 million—is likely to be slated for the initial phase of opening up NASA's manned space exploration program to private firms. However, that initiative is expected to cost a least $3.5 billion—and potentially much more—over the next five years.
Only $200M for commercial crew for FY 2011 according to that article.
My concern is that commercial crew will only be funded if there is enough money for the HLV. In other words, if there isn't enough money because of budget cuts, it might not get funded. But if you guys says it's a lot, I will take your word for it.
For the first year $200 million is quite a bit. Orbital Sciences Corporation got $175 million and SpaceX got $278 million total in COTS.
Does this stand much chance of getting past congress? If congress kills this and the white house won't/can't fund the POR....? I hope that question isn't too political for this thread.
They didn't get it all at once or within a span of one year
2. Sometimes the house and senate each pass different bills on the same subject... when this happens, they must go to reconciliation (meeting between house and senate to agree on a unified compromise bill) the result of such a compromise then goes back to both bodies for a vote (see item #1)4. If both the house and senate pass a bill but the president either vetoes it, or does a "pocket veto" (refuses to sign it by just ignoring it, stuffing it into his pocket) the house and senate can vote to override his veto.
Through an open competition, NASA has awarded Space ActAgreements to:Blue Origin of Kent, Washington;The Boeing Company of Houston, Texas;Paragon Space Development Corporation of Tucson, Arizona;Sierra Nevada Corporation of Louisville, Colorado; andUnited Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colorado, for the development of crew concepts, technology demonstrations, and investigations for future commercial support of human spaceflight. We will be discussing these awards in more detail, and introducing you to the space pioneers behind them tomorrow at our event at the National Press Club.
