Hi Billy, On Feb 28, 2010, at 1:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: > We have seen what NASA can do. Hubble. Spitzer. The Mars rovers ( still > operational > several years after their 3 month expiration dates.
All unmanned missions, which last I checked were unaffected. > An international space station which is fully functional with much promise > for the future. Built largely by the Russians, and currently eight years behind schedule: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station Your point about NASA competence being what, exactly? > The next logical step is colonization of the Moon and eventual human flight > to Mars. That may well be true. But NASA thinking is what led us to having to rely on a *30* year-old space shuttle for human space transport. Look, NASA did a fantastic job on the moon, and does a fantastic job on unmanned space flight. But human space travel at NASA is a mess, which is wh I agree Bush's vision was a great one, and I am sad that it was lost. But it is a mitigated disaster. When, I dunno, President Jenna Bush take's up her father's legacy in 2020, it may well be wise for her to adopt a more lean/Silicon Valley approach vs. the military-industrial megalith of the current NASA. -- Ernie P.
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