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Obama's Impending NASA Decisions

Posted by kdawson on from the in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-run-out-of-money dept.

eldavojohn writes "From delaying Project Constellation to an additional $2 billion in funding, Space.com looks at some immediate decisions the President Elect will have to make once he takes office in January. The biggest one will be the shuttle plan: do we retire the shuttle fleet or keep it on for more missions? If it is retired, we would have to rely on another country to bring our astronauts into space between 2010 and 2015 as a new fleet is built. Will Obama hold true on his $2 billion pledge to NASA?"

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  1. Hope for NASA by HellYeahAutomaton · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I, for one hope that we send as many Dems into space as possible. Sure, the upfront costs will be expensive, but the long term savings will be tremendous.

  2. Re:I love the space program but ... by operagost · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, it's not like France actually uses any military equipment. They normally just drop it on the ground when their hands go up.

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  3. Re:Will he give NASA the $2 billion? Yes. by Gavagai80 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The U.S. was running a surplus during the Clinton boom years. The voters hated it, so they voted in a guy who promised to spend the surplus on tax breaks.

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