Hi Jim... You got this wrong...no political angle at all...I fully agree with you. NASA shouldn't have to pay for the Australian leg of the project. And I appreciate that NASA funded Rob's work so far anyway which is very laudable. I am in fact disappointed that the Australian Government is so reluctant to properly support this project which is (and I think you would agree) has global importance. So I should have been maybe a bit more precise...
Clemens Hello Clemens! I think commenting on this can become political really quick. However, I think the vast majority of the American People are sick and tired of our Federal Government giving away money to foreign interests? Money the USA DOES NOT HAVE to give away! My comment is not pointed to any specific project and is meant as a general comment on the condition of the USA. Jim On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Clemens Unger <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Everyone... As we all know, times are though and money is tight everywhere. It is just a shame to hear that NASA has cut funding to the work Rob McNaught does at Siding Spring and the ANU in Canberra and the Australian Government is hesitant to pick up the rather small bill. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/funding-black-hole-means-our-asteroid-sentinel-may-abandon-crucial-work-20120710-21ubf.html After having seen the short video report and the state of Robs gear one can only wonder. On the other side, Rob is really on of those guys that do an amazing job and hardly make the headlines. If I had the funds I'd pay for it... Cheers from down under Clemens Unger Mornington, Australia ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Jim [email protected] ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
