George William Herbert ) wrote:
: Eric Chomko wrote:
: Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: : Ever since the Republican takeover in Congress NASA HQ seems to have less
: : clout and JSC more. Just an observation.
:
: : Yes, and observation with no basis in reality.
:
: Other than a few contracts.

: Office of Exploration Systems is not at JSC. It's at HQ.

: No JSC managed manned space project has future growth planned.
: Shuttle is being retired, and ISS is going to be built out
: and operated, period.

: OExS could get moved to a center... there's always a risk of
: that happening. But it hasn't and shows no sign of happening.

Explain the rational of taking the old SEAS and NMOS contracts, which were
always run out of GSFC, to have them with all others like them (systems
engineering and operations and maintenance), and have them pooled and run
out of JSC? These have nothing to do with manned spaceflight!!

Again, this occurred in the aftermath of the congressional takeover in
1994.

Add that to shutting down HST, GSFC's most visible contract, and what is
one supposed to think?

If Bush is serious about his new space initiative, then some of the
traditional work that centers do should change and allow the centers other
than manned missions, planning (MSFC), launch (KSC) and operations (JSC)
in, and now.

Eric

: -george william herbert
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