/dev/null Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/...0,2770904.story Updating JFK's speech for 2010: We choose to not go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easyhard, but because they are hardnot easy *Edit: Maybe we can Outsource It To India
Booster4324 Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/...0,2770904.story Updating JFK's speech for 2010: We choose to not go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easyhard, but because they are hardnot easy *Edit: Maybe we can Outsource It To India What a crock, Obama hasn't done a single thing he promised or that I expected. Well except sending troops to Afghanistan, and frankly after reading more on the subject, I was probably wrong to want that.
TheMadCap Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 This is not a big surprise at all. Although, if we are not going to go outside of LEO, what is the point of even HAVING the capability for manned space flight? Other than keeping lots of people employed...
DC Tom Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 I've got little problem canceling the moon mission. But the Ares system, including the Orion crew capsule, would be useful as hell - particularly if they had the brains to build a reusable trans-stage and turn the space station into a geosynchronous orbit waypoint. But no...let's cancel the entire program. Because a space program with no space launch capability isn't a waste of money...
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