The administration is proposing ending Gateway, and SLS/Orion after Artemis III. That’s still two flights too many, but it all has yet to play out.
[Afternoon update]
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
The administration is proposing ending Gateway, and SLS/Orion after Artemis III. That’s still two flights too many, but it all has yet to play out.
[Afternoon update]
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
What I predicted, split the baby.
Doesn’t mean much. Congress will fold and restore a lot of those cuts.
I suspect Gateway is the giveback.
Professor, I’m confused!
What was that Boeing spacecraft that became unsafe to return Butch and Sumi from the International Space Station, and how does it differ from this Lockheed spacecraft that is supposed to go to the Moon and not land there?
I got blocked by Jeff Foust for posting, “Looks great to me, assuming they do what is outlined in the link.”
There are some things getting cut that I think are beneficial but considering the debt and the near term importance of other issues, I think it is important to look at the greater good rather than what I want.
Letting SLS get some launches in and then go away isn’t ideal but it is a good compromise. Mars sample return isn’t needed as there might be people on the planet before its ready. NASA can come back to the propulsion work. I am guessing the gullible warming and DEI cuts are what stings the people who are always outraged over everything existing.
DEI is too religious and political for government agencies to be pushing and diversity will arise on its own just hiring based on merit. That is if you aren’t racist and think minorities are smart enough to do the job.