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In response to "No one is cutting NASA. -- nm" by ty97

But they are dropping our ability to get into orbit independently for the next X years (maybe 10?). That's a major problem -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Apr 14 '10, 08:55

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Thing is, even if funding for Constellation wasn't cut. Since Constellation was behind schedule, nothing is different in those 10 years. - musubi Apr 14, 08:59
To get people into orbit. There are all sorts of launches in the US to get satellites and other payloads into orbit -- nm - Roger More Apr 14, 08:58
I'm wondering what percentage of Americans would rate that as a bigger problem than unemployment, healthcare and gas prices. - Jim Apr 14, 08:58 1
- No one is saying it is a bigger problem. The government can multitask (supposedly) and in those terms, I've got a ton of other programs we should cut - oblique Apr 14, 08:59
Yeah, guess they realized there's more important things than mice screwing in zero-gravity. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 08:56

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