Congress wants to cut JWST

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1107/06jwst/

On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:19:13 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
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Hallelujia! Too bad they didn't kill "the beast that ate the space
science budget" two years ago.

Brian

Brian Thorn wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:19:13 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
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Hallelujia! Too bad they didn't kill "the beast that ate the space
science budget" two years ago.

Was JWST's "trajectory" as it were any worse than that of Hubble?

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Brian Thorn wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:19:13 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
wrote:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1107/06jwst/

Hallelujia! Too bad they didn't kill "the beast that ate the space
science budget" two years ago.

Was JWST's "trajectory" as it were any worse than that of Hubble?


The real problem is the Government monitors and industry teams will promise
anything to get the program going. It takes a long time to get a program
through initial approval and startup. But after a point it can live forever
since nobody wants to go back to the starting point. So the schedule slips
and the budget goes through the ceiling and all the new start programs get
stomped out of existence. Congressmen protect work in their districts that's
bringing in even more money. Nobody is held responsible. Heads that roll -
roll up hill. Unfortunately for NASA there's no national rational to have
the greatest telescope - they have a system that can be made an example of,
although my bet is we'll see 2 or 3 DoD programs take major hits, cutbacks
or cancellation in the not too distant future.


Val Kraut

On Jul 7, 4:40*pm, "Val Kraut" wrote:
Unfortunately for NASA there's no national rational to have
the greatest telescope

There certainly _is_ a national rationale to have the James Webb Space
Telescope. Advancing scientific knowledge is imperative for human
survival.

John Savard

There certainly _is_ a national rationale to have the James Webb Space
Telescope. Advancing scientific knowledge is imperative for human
survival.

I think you're going to have a hard time convincing the average tax payer
that knowing what's going on at the end of the Universe is essential for
National Survival. Other big science projects like the collider have died -
and yet the Sun still comes up in the morning. It would be interesting to
determine what fraction of the population have even seen a Hubble image.

Val Kraut

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The republican house isn't in a position to dictate policy.

On Jul 6, 5:03*pm, "Jonathan" wrote:
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The republican house isn't in a position to dictate policy.

But their brain farts keep stinking up the joint.

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On Jul 6, 5:03 pm, "Jonathan" wrote:
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The republican house isn't in a position to dictate policy.

But their brain farts keep stinking up the joint.



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