"Nothing makes NASA’s real funding needs more glaring than the greatly anticipated report by the President’s Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond. This report will act as the blueprint for funding NASA’s new responsibilities and exploration goals. When the President made his announcement in January on the bold new vision for America to embrace regarding space, it was stated then and subsequently that all of the goals could be accomplished by basically shuffling money around. This “robbing Peter to pay Paul” approach to program funding is not realistic. There must be dedicated funding—new monies—for these new specific programs, not funds siphoned off from other cancelled programs. Certainly those within NASA sitting on existing budgets for their own programs will fight tooth and nail to preserve them."
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Posted by jburk at June 28, 2026 10:34 AM | TrackBackIf you want to hear what people think of Nasa, the Aldridge report and more go to this link.
http://www.nasawatch.com/misc/06.17.04.aldridge.html
I have been poking around on the new Nasa site and found the new Presentation on the office of exploration systems dated 6/9/04
http://www.exploration.nasa.gov/baselin_oexsasof6_9_04.pdf
page 22 looks to me any way to be the cook off of selected contractors. More on the spiral developement of the CEV continues on the next page. Budget numbers appear on page 27 of the presentation. Page 33 chart of Missions info.
surprise was on page 40 for x-37 completing of approach and landing test...
I think that Anthony Young is wimping out by trying to avoid a funding turf war. A turf war is well overdue. There is only limited additional money coming NASA's way.
Posted by: Dan Schmelzer at June 30, 2026 06:31 AMI am glad to see from the side bar article on the Russian Satan rockets that were part of the cold war era being used for peaceful purposes.
How many rockets could the U.S. still do the same with? Convert them for the lift of supplies to the ISS would be a good use at this time.
Anyone recall a month or so ago the breaking new on the Clipper, which is being developed by the Energia space rocket corporation. They are now asking the ESA to join in on this project a reusable capsule designed for a crew of 6.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=988155&PageNum;=0
Posted by: Harold LaValley at June 30, 2026 07:21 AMOn going work on the Space Shuttle, NASA ships Space Shuttle External Tank back to Factory for Redesign Upgrade. I wonder sort of upgrades are being done...
Well here is a novel moon base concept to increase productivity. NASA Researchers Consider Mobile Lunar Base Concepts.
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/lunar-04s.html
Posted by: Harold LaValley at June 30, 2026 07:53 AM