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#1 2017-03-21 09:50:01

Oldfart1939
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President trump signs S.442-NASA Authorization act

https://youtu.be/wjDAu7uJRxQ

This is great news for those of us as supporters of manned spaceflight!

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#2 2017-03-21 12:33:05

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Re: President trump signs S.442-NASA Authorization act

Well, the budget doesn't have practically any increase, so it isn't that great, and it zeros out some important science programs related to climate change.

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#3 2017-03-21 20:55:54

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Re: President trump signs S.442-NASA Authorization act

Big plans but these are just words as there was no funds directed to go to the words that were said...which was going to Mars.

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#4 2017-03-21 21:09:53

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Re: President trump signs S.442-NASA Authorization act

This at least assures some degree of continuity in NASA, and refocuses the program on missions outside LEO. Even if we only get a circumlunar mission out of the hyper-expensive SLS--it'll be the best we've achieved in 40+ years.

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#5 2017-03-21 21:34:39

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Re: President trump signs S.442-NASA Authorization act

Nasa is still running the risk assessment for doing a manned first flight of SLS and may not follow through with doing one anytime soon.
I think Space x should try to beat them to it just to shame them into getting leaner and meaner when it comes to producing and not just being a workfare program....

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#6 2017-03-21 22:02:21

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Re: President trump signs S.442-NASA Authorization act

SpaceNut wrote:

Nasa is still running the risk assessment for doing a manned first flight of SLS and may not follow through with doing one anytime soon.
I think Space x should try to beat them to it just to shame them into getting leaner and meaner when it comes to producing and not just being a workfare program....

AGREED!

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