Space - will we end up letting Russia have it?
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This isn't accurate. Obama proposed increasing NASA's budget (funding comes from Congress), but cut funding to the Constellation program. Similarly, Trump defunded ISS to divert funding towards a moon first program. If Obama doesn't cut funding to Constellation, then Elon Musk's program wouldn't exist.J-Rod10 said:
Again, not totally accurate. The process for shutting down the shuttle program began in 2004, and it was intended to stay running only until ISS was complete. They had always intended to shut it down in 2010. The cost of launch, aging systems and honestly the Columbia disaster is what led to the demise of the shuttle program. It was a cost over benefit thing.J-Rod10 said:
If you want accurate information as to why the shuttle program was dismantled, you can find it here:
https://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/CAIB_Vol1.html
https://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/CAIB_Vol1.html
Here is where Bush announces a new direction of the space program, which began the process of shutting down the shuttle program:
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13404
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13404
sav0r
Coast to Coast
From a military perspective we have untold amounts of hardware in space. Moreover, NASA is still world leading.
I get the SpaceX is doing impressive things, but they are a blip on the radar thus far, and as far as space science goes they aren't even a player. All they do is deliver goods to space. An obvious necessity, but one that would be filled one way or another.
I get the SpaceX is doing impressive things, but they are a blip on the radar thus far, and as far as space science goes they aren't even a player. All they do is deliver goods to space. An obvious necessity, but one that would be filled one way or another.
