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re: That's not my take on it

McFly — 1/9/2004 10:00:16 PM (archived)

Not that I have any inside info on the biz, but I'd tend to buy into in Buck's interpretation. And even if robotics is cut back, and other missions downsized or eliminated, we'll learn scads about the inner solar system in the next little while, then when the technology is more mature (eg, Prometheus), we'll be in a position to send much more powerful probes on those delayed missions.

We may be at something of a crossroads here, where NASA stops trying to be all things to all people and instead needs to focus on certain key objectives. It wouldn't mean that everything else is off the table forever, just that for the time being we need to pick priorities. It's never fun to leave undone things you want to do, but in a situation involving finite resources, we may need to do things in series rather than in parallel.

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Bush and the Moon - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 1:03:38 AM
- btw - isn't it cool, having to decide whether the post belongs in Space or CE? (n/t) - Fox - 1/9/2004 4:52:01 PM
- Show stopper - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 2:46:11 PM
  - Potentially, but not necessarily - Larry J - 1/9/2004 3:47:07 PM
    - Were You Thinking About It When You Made Your Boeing Comment? - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 4:05:52 AM
      - Actually, that was Airbus - Larry J - 1/10/2004 2:11:23 PM
        
        PS Your Cassini Comment Ignores 2 Important Engineering Concepts - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 4:21:04 PM
        
        If you ever had to work with the prices of aerospace systems... - Larry J - 1/12/2004 3:01:10 AM
        
        Yes On Airbus - My Mistake, Additional Questions - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 2:57:34 PM
    - re: Potentially, but not necessarily - Scott Evil - 1/9/2004 4:18:05 PM
      - I've been thinking along these lines for several years... - Larry J - 1/9/2004 4:43:59 PM
- re: Bush and the Moon - SteveS - 1/9/2004 2:38:57 PM
- Be careful.... - Gary - 1/9/2004 5:31:01 AM
- re: Bush and the Moon - dtb - 1/9/2004 3:12:13 AM
  - Orbit-only mission - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 6:32:33 AM
  - A lot becomes possible with shuttle out of the way - Justin Kelly - 1/9/2004 3:46:29 AM
  - re: Bush and the Moon - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 3:36:51 AM
    - Mars' Moons Make No Sense - Mark Eby - 1/9/2004 3:47:01 AM
      - Flag and foot prints.... - Gary - 1/9/2004 5:33:08 AM
- The fine print - Robert - 1/9/2004 2:03:53 AM
  - context is space station - phil - 1/9/2004 1:51:49 PM
    - Geez, Phil... - Robert - 1/9/2004 7:31:31 PM
      - That's not my take on it - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 7:50:52 PM
        
        re: That's not my take on it - McFly - 1/9/2004 10:00:16 PM
    - He's just asking the question - that's a good thing. - alcaray - 1/9/2004 4:58:00 PM
      - re: He's just asking the question - that's a good thing. - phil - 1/9/2004 5:36:59 PM
        
        seems so (n/t) - alcaray - 1/9/2004 5:45:24 PM
    - probably refers only to manned programs - pwokenyaw - 1/9/2004 4:42:35 PM
  - re: How about telescopes in space? - Raoul - 1/9/2004 6:52:33 AM
    - re: A mutual concern, Raoul. (n/t) - Marcia - 1/9/2004 5:01:51 PM
  - re: The fine print - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 2:42:31 AM
    - re: The fine print - Marcia - 1/9/2004 5:22:50 AM
- Fantastic!! - FrankC - 1/9/2004 1:42:00 AM
- Bigger news than Mars - Justin Kelly - 1/9/2004 1:22:48 AM
  - You're [blush!] embarrassing me, Justin! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/9/2004 4:14:38 PM
  - I heard they are going to add $800 Million to NASA's budget starting with next year. - Scott Evil - 1/9/2004 3:48:28 PM
  - May not be so bad - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2004 1:29:33 AM
    - I count about 23 - Justin Kelly - 1/9/2004 3:24:46 AM
- Some heavy stuff here... - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 1:10:37 AM
  - Son of Apollo....why? - Lee - 1/9/2004 4:35:00 AM
    - re: Son of Apollo....why? - Fox - 1/9/2004 4:22:07 PM
    - re: Son of Apollo....why? - dtb - 1/9/2004 5:14:32 AM
  - Buddy if this is true... - Buck - 1/9/2004 1:15:33 AM
    - re: Buddy if this is true... - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 6:25:18 AM
      - Just A Retread Of Bush 1 - Mark Eby - 1/10/2004 3:52:46 AM
      - relax...the Budget will not be a problem - Scott Evil - 1/9/2004 3:42:32 PM
        
        Doesn't our record high $6.9 trillion dollar national debt suggest we're $hackled, though? - SpaceProjects.com - 1/10/2004 5:53:02 PM
    - And, if it is not true - FrankC - 1/9/2004 1:44:07 AM
      - re: And, if it is not true - Jeff - 1/9/2004 3:10:09 AM
        
        Amen, Jeff - McFly - 1/9/2004 2:29:13 PM

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