Brian Thorn wrote:

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:00:06 -0700, John Starrett


[I'll bet a poll of the astronaut community, both present and retired,
would show that they are thrilled by Bush's proposed revival of manned
space exploration. So are Ray Bradbury and Ben Bova, from what I've heard.

Of course, it is not really Bush's proposal,


Yes, it is. Does "the buck stops here" mean anything to you?


and there is no way to fund
it unless they stop giving out so much pork, but yeah.


No. So long as you don't demand 'mission accomplished' in 8 1/2 years,
as did Kennedy's Apollo proposal, there is no reason why it can't be
fund
ed at present NASA budget levels. And we're starting at a
significantly higher level of technology/readiness than existed when
Kennedy announced Apollo.

Brian

Using the proposed budget figures, maybe, but we all know that proposed
figures are for political purposes only. The actual program will cost at
least three times that amount, and there are many technological hurdles
to overcome.

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