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Re: NASA completes Ares I-X test flight
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Originally Posted by bbfreak
Mostly it comes down to money, Or rather that NASA doesn't have enough money to expedite the next manned rocket system and do everything that NASA does right now.
So now its all up to the President, seeing as how he sets policy when it comes to NASA. Bush pushed the goal without insuring it had any funding of any sort, and it'll be interesting to see if Obama does any better. Historically though, the president hasn't done much more than push the status quo when it comes to NASA (At best). Which is why its taken so long until we've had a serious shuttle replacement, and even that is at risk at being canceled despite several billions of dollars and four years gone with a space gap looming.
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The trouble is that none of NASAs systems, as typically funded, can ever be funded and fielded in an election cycle.
It's still early for Obama, he can largely buck that trend.
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