There are some people that believe that NASA's approach is wrong and that they should be looking for more economical ways to do the same thing. There was even a design contest about a year ago where they designed a low cost satellite. Anyone remember that?
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > I heard the new Brother who runs NASA on NPR yesterday trying to put a good > spin on this. I'm such a big fan of space exploration, it made me sad... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 2:26:26 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [scifinoir2] White House won't fund NASA moon program > > > > *President Obama's budget proposal includes no money for the Ares 1 > rocket or Constellation program, sources say. Instead, NASA would be asked > to monitor climate change and develop a new rocket.* > Budget plan calls for boosting NASA budget, creating private space shuttle > service > > Computerworld - Reports surfacing this week say that the White House plans > to put a stop to NASA's plans to return to the moon. > > The *Orlando Sentinel*, quoting an unnamed White House source, reported > yesterday that President Barack Obama is > looking<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/sns-ap-us-sci-nasa-future,0,2941410.story>to > push the space agency in a new direction. > > David Steitz, a spokeperson at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C., said > he wouldn't comment on such reports until the White House budget proposal is > announced. The plan is expected to be released on Monday. > > NASA has been > looking<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9128680/NASA_Lawn_mower_size_robots_may_build_lunar_outpost>to > not only return astronauts to the moon, but also to build a lunar outpost > there by 2020. The NASA plan includes first sending next-generation > robots<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9120019/NASA_Future_space_missions_to_rely_on_human_robot_partnership>and > machines to the moon to create a landing area for spacecraft, and a base > where humans can live. > > NASA scientists have been preparing what the agency calls the Constellation > moon landing plan, which was set forth by former President George W. Bush. > > In June, NASA > launched<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9134565/NASA_Two_lunar_satellites_launched_to_start_new_moon_mission>two > lunar satellites as the opening act in the long-term mission to send > humans back to the moon. The satellites -- the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter > and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite - were designed to > provide them with new information about the > moon<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9130378/NASA_pics_of_Mars_moon_going_on_Microsoft_s_virtual_telescope> > . > > In an October NASA > mission<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139184/NASA_probe_crashes_into_moon_in_hunt_for_water>, > the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, slammed > into the moon in an attempt to kick up what scientists believe is water ice > hiding in the bottom of a permanently dark crater. Scientists have been > hoping that if a human outpost is created on the moon, people there could > have access to water there instead of having to haul it up from Earth. > > Plans to return to the moon have been in question since the Obama > administration last May called for an independent review of > NASA<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9132692/Obama_orders_review_of_NASA_return_to_the_moon>'s > human space flight activities. > > The *Orlando Sentinel* also reported yesterday that the White House budget > plan appears to boost NASA's budget by some $5.9 billion over the next five > years. > > Some of that money, according to the report, would be to keep the > International Space Station running. The rest would go to set up contracts > with private companies to act as a sort of shuttle service, taking > astronauts back and forth from the space station after NASA's space shuttle > fleet is retired. > > *Sharon Gaudin** covers the Internet and Web 2.0, emerging technologies, > and desktop and laptop chips for *Computerworld*. Follow Sharon on Twitter > at [image: twitt...@sgaudin <http://twitter.com/sgaudin>, send e-mail to > sgau...@computerworld.com or subscribe to Sharon's RSS feed [image: Gaudin > RSS] <http://www.computerworld.com/s/feed/keyword/Sharon+Gaudin>.* > > Read more about > development<http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/11/Development/1>in > Computerworld's Development Knowledge Center. > > > http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150040/White_House_killing_NASA_s_moon_mission_reports_say > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
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