Comments on: NASA delays asteroid redirect mission one year https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-delays-asteroid-redirect-mission-one-year/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: wodun https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-delays-asteroid-redirect-mission-one-year/#comment-919393 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:07:26 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=40829#comment-919393 Quick skim didn’t say what time period they were having funding issues. Are they having problems this year or four years from now? If it is a projection of funding levels four years from now, they should have just continued on course. There are a lot of uncertainties from year to year much less four years out but one thing is certain, if they were gearing up for a major launch and had all of their ducks in a row, congress would bump their budget.

If money is a problem right now, then they need to explain why they can’t get their work done with the budget increases NASA has been getting for SLS.

]]> By: Gealon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-delays-asteroid-redirect-mission-one-year/#comment-919377 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:23:25 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=40829#comment-919377 And let’s face it, NASA hasn’t really flown a mission since the last shuttle flight. (Station doesn’t count since it doesn’t go anywhere or do anything.) They’re a little out of practice and need some extra grea$e to get the gears moving.

]]> By: Localfluff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-delays-asteroid-redirect-mission-one-year/#comment-919353 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:12:13 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=40829#comment-919353 Is there any news on how it’s going with this bill in the House Appropriations Committee, proposing to cancel ARM and get a Moon program?
http://www.popsci.com/house-bill-would-provide-zero-funding-for-nasas-asteroid-redirect-mission

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