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Author:  pcernie [ Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:38 pm ]
Post subject:  President Obama unveils 2011 budget plans - $3.8tn

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8490522.stm

Quote:
And he cancelled the Constellation programme launched by his predecessor that envisaged putting astronauts on the Moon's surface by 2020.

In his federal budget request, Mr Obama described the project as "over budget, behind schedule, and lacking in innovation", adding that it was draining resources from other Nasa activities.

Under Mr Obama's budget plans, Nasa would get funding to encourage private companies to build, launch and operate their own spacecraft, which could be used to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.


I always shudder when I hear 'private companies' :oops:

Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: President Obama unveils 2011 budget plans - $3.8tn

Senator John Glenn, Colonel USMC, Retired wrote:
I felt about as good as anybody would, sitting in a capsule on top of a rocket that were both built by the lowest bidder.

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: President Obama unveils 2011 budget plans - $3.8tn

Bush created the Constellation program but gave it no money. He left that to who ever followed him. So it is not much of a cut.

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