On Oct 8, 11:51*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:
Robert Clark wrote:

:
:Obama voices support for space funding, leadership.
:BY CRAIG COVAULT
:SPACEFLIGHT NOW
:Posted: October 7, 2009
:"Obama said that to remain competitive it is critical for the U.S. to
:increase federally funded research and development projects and that
:he wants to significantly boost funding for such programs to a
:sustained level of 3% of Gross National Product (GDP). The current
:level is about 2.4% according to the Congressional Budget Office."
:...

The question is just WHICH R&D he wants to fund. *Aerospace and
Defense don't seem to be it. *He's talking about 'green energy' and
such.

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I don't believe so. Not when the science advisor John Holdren talks
specifically about shortfalls in the Bush plan:

"Sources tell Spaceflight Now that Holdren has received those options
favorably and expressed optimism that the White House can help with
funding shortfalls toward modification of the Bush plan."

Bob Clark