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Shuttle Retirement Costs Divert Science Funding

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the robbing-einstein-to-pay-feynman dept.

FleaPlus writes "Although overall NASA funding is expected to increase next year, NASA has announced plans to divert money from its science program to help pay for the expected cost overruns for flying the Space Shuttle safely until its retirement in 2010. A number of science projects are being canceled or delayed indefinitely."

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  1. propz! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    to ANDREWC and ANTONF!aj jlkj lkj
    Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal

  2. haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post

  3. Re:Christian Fundimentalism by DigiShaman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shove it! Seriously, put a sock it in!

    1. We are at war with radical Islam
    2. We've gone through the dot-com bubble
    3. We got hit by several devistating hurricanes.
    4. Bush is taking political pot-shots left AND right.

    Yet, we have unemployment at an all time low now. However, some sacrifices are needed now. So would you please shut the hell up about this anti-christian retoric?

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  4. Re:Christian Fundimentalism by theheff · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why bother with science if you are christian? Not all christians could care less about science. And just because you are a scientist or a christian, one does not exclude you from being the other, as many would want you to believe. Every day I regret how those who claim to be christian (and might really live faithfully, who knows, I'm not one to judge them) use their claim for their own political gain, publicity, agenda, whatever. And I'm sorry you've had to listen to it all; I'm sorry I've had to, also. My point is that it is possible to have religous beliefs and still contribute to modern science.

  5. Re:Christian Fundimentalism by malus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One commonality I see between Christianity & Islam: Denial of Knowledge, scientific or otherwise. If it's not spelled out in the Holy Christian Bible, or Koran, well folks, it's heresy and doesn't exist.

    Now I just hope that nodody firebombs Taco's house for this blasphemous post

  6. Re:Painted itself into a corner by bpd1069 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    just another sign of america on the decline...

    move along, nothing to see here

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  7. Re:Christian Fundimentalism by chrisbeach · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The anti-Christian points made were spot on. I don't understand what point you are trying to make?

  8. Re:Painted itself into a corner by Richard_at_work · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The USSR had 9 seperate space stations, including Salyut 1 - 7 (1971 to 1991) and Mir (1986 - 2001).

    Mir - out of 7 components, only 1 was shipped and constructed using the Shuttle (the Shuttles docking port), the rest were launched by Proton and docked manually. If it can be done for Mir, it can be done for the ISS.

    I agree tho that the ISS is getting to be a waste of time and money.