Comments on: NASA budget cuts are coming

By: Anti

Anti — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:50:54 +0000

Fortunately for the human race, the UK has plans (still been voted on) to increase funding for a solo space program so we no longer rely on the European Space Agency. So at least science could continue, but cutting projects based on thier cost is always a bad idea. Smaller budgets are managable, dropping or postponing projects could lose the forward momentum. Mind you if NASA stopped copying things that were proved unecconomical by other countries, like SCRAM jets, there would be more money.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:15:03 +0000

Their are many cuts to be made everywhere. The notion that the war in Iraq is the reason the politions want to cut NASA funds is absurb. I for one want more money put into NASA but I want them to spend it more wisely too.

By: hans

hans — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:16:14 +0000

Stop complaining, Dubya is taking us to MARS!

By: jrkeller

jrkeller — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:28:15 +0000

Being from Houston, I can tell you that the SJL and Pathfinder quote is true. I saw this quote in the Houston Chronicle, hardly a conservative newspaper, and cut it out and saved it.

She may not be the greatest person in Congress but she does represent her district well and has been a good supporter of NASA over the years. When she ran for Congress she beat an incumbant Democrat who had one of the worst attendence records and consistantly voted against NASA. She used both of these against him.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:03:16 +0000

Lorne, she may be dense, I wouldn’t know, but if you google SJL and Pathfinder there are 900 hits, ALL of them from Neo-Con blogs. I take politicians at their official word, not what the rabid opposition says. She has been in office for 11 years, she must be doing something right.

By: jasonB

jasonB — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:17:07 +0000

Is that the war on poverty? War on drugs?

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:06:52 +0000

You know, about 12 years ago when I was going to the University of Victoria shoring up some astronomy and honors courses for going into grad school in astronomy, I had an epiphany, that going into astronomy as a career just wasn’t going to work out. It sucked (I had been eager to go into the field since Voyager 2 got to Saturn). So I went into meteorology.

Probably the best decision I made in my life.