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| ed kyle |
 Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:59 pm |
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Follow the money. The supposed plan calls for increasing
NASA's budget from $15.5 billion to $20 billion over a five
year period. The only actual new program mentioned is the
new crew exploration vehicle (CEV), which will probably take
up nearly all of the extra funding during that time. So,
to me, this looks like a plan to develop a CEV that *could*,
if the president after Bush wanted it to (and if China's
program seemed to be progressing enough to threaten U.S.
prestige), be used in a new lunar program (that would require
more funding). The humans to Mars part seems like something
the president after the president after the next president
might deal with, if she wanted to.
This is a plan with a series of focused, progressive goals,
which is a very good thing. The risk is that the moon
part will still have to be sold later to Congress. Either
NASA's share of the budget will have to grow or it will at
least have to stay at the new level indefinitely. If
China doesn't hold up its end of the bargin, the US could
end up with only CEV and a stake in a old leaky space
station.
- Ed Kyle |
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