NASA Vets & Administration Clash Over Moon Plans

mattnyc99 writes "There's a serious feud brewing this week over the Bush administration's plan for a manned mission to the Moon as an eventual stepping stone to Mars. The Planetary Society, a top group of former mission managers, space-based scientists and NASA astronauts argues, is set to rebuke the Moon plan at a conference next month in favor of hopskotching an asteroid on the way to the Red Planet. Agency chief Michael Griffin issued an abnormally strong response to the society, calling it an overly political criticism of Bush for a plan that he says was 'the best legislative guidance NASA has ever had.' Either way, it's clear that the stars are aligning for the whole space race to be reconsidered as a new administration steps into the White House. So far Clinton and Obama (who just added his) are the only contenders with space proposals."

Comments

With an appropriate call for proposals

[WormholeFiend]

I'm sure they can find a good movie studio to shoot both projects

In before...

[Anonymous Coward]

That's no moon... that's an overused joke.

Re:PARSE ERROR

[lgw]

The Planetary Society, a top group of former mission managers, space-based scientists and NASA astronauts argues, is set to rebuke the Moon plan at a conference next month... What exactly are "NASA astronauts argues"? The Nasa astronaut eats, shoots and leaves. The NASA astronaut would like to thank his parents, Ayn Rand and God.

Re:Let's look closer to home, first

[moderatorrater]

Wait a minute, you're offering a compromise and speaking as if there were a middle ground and not just two extremes. You and your views have no place in politics.

Re:Of course its not generating enthusiasm

[mattjb0010]

Bush and his administration has been working for middle east peace since the start of his first term.

Ah, so that's why he started a war there.