Comments on: A stat to embolden skeptics of NASA and the government https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-stat-to-embolden-skeptics-of-nasa-and-the-government/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:04:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: wade https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-stat-to-embolden-skeptics-of-nasa-and-the-government/#comment-38585 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:04:37 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=14789#comment-38585 one of the problems since 1969 with manned spaceflight has been willful gain. sure there has been scientific attributes associated with space programs, and demonstrated in 1967 era dollars. but, an overall viewpoint that was considered back then has festered along with congressional control. “money talks, bullshit walks”

]]> By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-stat-to-embolden-skeptics-of-nasa-and-the-government/#comment-38552 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:53:06 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=14789#comment-38552 “It tells me that absent a strong mandate, clear goal and adequate funds, flying beyond Earth’s orbit just isn’t possible.”

You could say that about any risky, expensive project. No revelation here, just a statemtent of the obvious.

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