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NASA and Space Station Alliance On Shaky Ground
coondoggie writes "Even as the latest shift of astronauts arrived at the International Space Station, challenges with the orbital outpost on the ground are threatening its future. Those challenges include the pending retirement of the space shuttle but also the way NASA and the ISS are managed. A report issued this week by the Government Accountability Office said NASA faces several significant issues that may impede efforts to maximize utilization of all ISS research facilities."
Obama's agenda has always been to funnel all available money into entitlement programs and short-term make-work projects. There's nothing left to invest in the future.
No, One party focuses on war, the other party focuses on entitlement and war.
War alone (at the rate we've been fighting them since Lyndon Johnson's time) have not been enough to break the bank.
Entitlements (at the rate we've been enacting them since Lyndon Johnson's time) have been enough ALONE to break the bank (at some future point at least).