Bye-bye Moon program, hello ISS to 2020

On Feb 1, 1:19*pm, Michael Gallagher wrote:

Wrong on all accounts

What "private industry"? *In the first place, the "private companies"
will not be building rockets with their own capital or capital they
raise privately

ULA and Space already have their boosters

but with money from the administration, $6 billion
over three years or something like that, and still working with NASA.
The relationaship may change somehow, but the flow of money from what.

No, that money will be for services rendered and not development

And where are these private astronaust

They will be new and ex astronauts. No need for them right now.
There is time to develop them.

Second, if Boeing, ILA, or Lockmart get in on the act, guess what?
The same "private industry" who got the money before under contracts
will still get it.

Different and cheaper contract format

And who has to facilities and the simulators to
train private astronauts? *Back to NASA again. *

Incorrect, the companies supplying the capsules will have their own
trainers. NASA will no longer have spacecraft simulators. The rest
of NASA's facilities are not needed to train commercial astronauts.
The companies will have their own training syllabus.
NASA will still have to train its astronauts for ISS duties.

On Feb 9, 8:37�am, Me wrote:
On Feb 1, 1:19�pm, Michael Gallagher wrote:

Wrong on all accounts

What "private industry"? �In the first place, the "private companies"
will not be building rockets with their own capital or capital they
raise privately

ULA and Space already have their boosters

but with money from the administration, $6 billion
over three years or something like that, and still working with NASA.
The relationaship may change somehow, but the flow of money from what.

No, that money will be for services rendered and not development

And where are these private astronaust

They will be new and ex astronauts. �No need for them right now.
There is time to develop them.

Second, if Boeing, ILA, or Lockmart get in on the act, guess what?
The same "private industry" who got the money before under contracts
will still get it.

Different and cheaper contract format

And who has to facilities and the simulators to
train private astronauts? �Back to NASA again. �

Incorrect, the companies supplying the capsules will have their own
trainers. �NASA will no longer have spacecraft simulators. �The rest
of NASA's facilities are not needed to train commercial astronauts.
The companies will have their own training syllabus.
NASA will still have to train its astronauts for ISS duties.

Hopefully KSC being so historic and so close to the air force base
will get it maintained as a national historic monument

As to 39 A&B return one to the appearance of Apollo and stack a full
up saturn moon rocket model on one bad, leave the remaining pad in the
shuttle configuration stack a mock up or enterprise on this pad.

Build a glass structructure around both pads and give the public the
first opportunity to see them close up, along with the VAB.

Excellent tourist display