BUSH retired our Space Shuttle Program - OBAMA is building the FUTURE!
BUSH retired our Space Shuttle Program - OBAMA is building the FUTURE!
As the USA’s Shuttle Program was completed yesterday, I believe it is VERY important that WE THE PEOPLE are aware of the REAL HISTORY of this end of the SHUTTLE program. US President George W. Bush announced the RETIREMENT of the SHUTTLE when he spoke at NASA Headquarters on January 14, 2004 as he projected his “New Vision for Space Exploration Program.” You can use this link to read the full text or even watch the video or listen to the audio.
Since that announcement there have been numerous tweaks of the NASA assignments, including President Obama’s extension of the SHUTTLE for a year and the shift of space vehicle development to the PRIVATE SECTOR. We KNOW that the vision for space exploration by our USA will continue to evolve and change. I think it should. What do YOU think?
THE BLAME GAME is DYSfunctional! Right now, for example, in the context of the ECONOMIC depression which evolved during the George W. Bush administration, it is the Barack Obama administration which is taking “blame.” Right now, there are a large number of persons losing their jobs with the completion of the SHUTTLE PROGRAM. More Unemployment with a VERY HIGH Unemployment situation. WORRISOME! RISKY!
The current struggle for a COMPROMISE which will protect the HIGH CREDIT RATING of our USA MUST include MAJOR REDUCTIONS in FEDERAL SPENDING. The retirement of the SHUTTLE will contribute MILLIONS to the reduction of FEDERAL SPENDING. Why is that NOT a benefit?
Listening to WCLO’s “Your Talk Show” yesterday morning, I heard host TIM BREMEL lamenting the ending of the SHUTTLE PROGRAM with the shift to the PRIVATE SECTOR. I also heard “Your Talk Show” producer ROSE STRICKER comment that moving to the PRIVATE SECTOR seemed “American.” I agree with Rose. What do YOU think?
IF you want to hear the podcast from yesterday’s show, use this link, “The End of the Space Program.”
For a review of the decisions related to the SHUTTLE PROGRAM, including Bush’s announcement of the RETIREMENT (January 14, 2004) and Obama’s shift to PRIVATE SECTOR development signed into law in October 2010, read the Wikipedia feature article, “Space Shuttle Program.”
Note the following excerpt from that article, “The shuttle program, which was scheduled for mandatory retirement in 2011, saw the final launch with Atlantis launching on July 8, 2011, in accord with the directives President George W. Bush issued on January 14, 2004 in his Vision for Space Exploration.[9] The shuttle's planned successor was to be Project Constellation with its Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles and the Orion Spacecraft; however, in early 2010 the Obama administration asked Congress to instead endorse a scaled-back plan with heavy reliance on the private sector.”
I have the AUDACITY of HOPE for the future of the effective and functional involvement of our USA in the exploration of SPACE! I do believe it is a worthwhile investment of resources with valuable dividends for WE THE PEOPLE of the USA and the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!
IF you need more information and perspective to assess the value of continued space exploration, I urge you to check Kevin Forsyth's list, "Book recommendations: Space Exploration and/or NASA's Headquarters Library list, "The Future of Space Exploration"
What do YOU think?
Here we go…
Mr. E.
John Eyster lives in the Edgerton area. He is an adjunct professor of political science at UW-Waukesha and an advocate for democracy/civics education in Wisconsin high schools. John is a community blogger and is not a part of The Gazette staff. His opinion is not necessarily that of the The Gazette staff or management.
Jul 23, 2011 at 11:27 a.m.
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The "Cost Plus" contracting procedure used by NASA has encouraged aerospace contractors to be fat, slow, and expensive. NASA still has no goal for manned exploration missions and no timetable. The future lies in private competing affordable launch technologies. For the access to Low Earth Orbit at 1/10 the cost check... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quicklaunc...
This impressive explosion, large flash and meteoric egress creates a testosterone elevation effect that resonates with most men…. …
Check the 4th entry, its a news story 1:43 minute length. It shows the gas launcher shooting scram jets at Mach 9. The nanosecond camera footage gives you a glimpse of the projectile before it hits the sand pit and evaporates.
Jul 22, 2011 at 7:54 p.m.
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Too much lutefisk. It's like food poisoning.
Jul 22, 2011 at 4:19 p.m.
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no,
very well stated.
Jul 22, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.
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Maybe with the new space program we can discover new things about ourselves and prove once and for all that there is no Christian god! That would be worth the money, I think. Thank you for helping to kill religion, President Obama!!
Jul 22, 2011 at 3:19 p.m.
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Tosser, G.W. Bush did it.
Jul 22, 2011 at 2:31 p.m.
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Must be a different Obama ...
http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2011/07/...
Jul 22, 2011 at 2:15 p.m.
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Oh, this is rich:
"THE BLAME GAME is DYSfunctional!" to be followed by...wait for it...blame! "Right now, for example, in the context of the ECONOMIC depression which evolved during the George W. Bush administration"
It's funny that the bailouts and huge deficits really only started when Pelosi became speaker...which party is she in again?
And the federal debt racked up by Obama makes Bush look like a piker. So stop with the obfuscation, please.
Jul 22, 2011 at 2:09 p.m.
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Building the future? Really. You might want to read what the first man on the moon had to say about obama's building the future";
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/sc...
Jul 22, 2011 at 12:36 p.m.
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Yes, our way forward is to beg Putin for a ride....well on our way to being a large version of Zimbabwe, thanks lefties. Scaled back Constellation? Thats a nice way of spinning canceling the program.
Jul 22, 2011 at 11:59 a.m.
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Private is not the way to go into space, other than routine payload launches. A few billion could easily be moved from the miltary to NASA, and we can continue space exploration for the sake of science.
Jul 22, 2011 at 10:27 a.m.
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Obama's political wing involved in Wisconsin recalls
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/g...
They have been involved all along.
Jul 22, 2011 at 10:11 a.m.
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The Bush administration's destruction of America is not a part of American history in the right wing mind. His administration did not exist. He is a totally forgotten man to them. And with this new Republican side show of goof ball candidates I look forward to the 012 election. Four more years!!
Jul 22, 2011 at 9:53 a.m.
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Gee John, once again you've managed to bring out the "nastiness" of the right wing. Will you never stop pulling their chain?
Jul 22, 2011 at 9 a.m.
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This writer must have something wrong with his thinking.
Jul 22, 2011 at 8:56 a.m.
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Why is this person being allowed space for this crap? YOU DON'T NEED TO USE ALL CAPS TO MAKE A POINT. See? That is rude and unnecessary. If you actually had something intelligent to share, you could do it with a degree of class and maybe a pinch of grammar thrown in for good measure.
Jul 22, 2011 at 8:36 a.m.
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The space program became just FUN and GAMES for NASA, They employed hundreds of people That were not necessary. People in the control room that looked important but did nothing, Friends of Friends hired them. Eyster I dont think you have a clue about the space program. Why dont you take a vacation and collect your thoughts.
Jul 22, 2011 at 8:26 a.m.
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Israel is our greatest ally? Our country is more divided right now than before the Civil War? What does this have to do with the Shuttle Program? In my opinion, a space program that's over 30 yrs old, is destined for retirement. No surprise there.
Jul 22, 2011 at 8:23 a.m.
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LOL. At least Bush put another plan for exploration in motion, what did obama do? Cancel the whole thing. Derpderp, why are you writing articles?
Jul 22, 2011 at 7:53 a.m.
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GWB must be at fault for the democrats NOT doing a budget for over 800 days. Oh wait.....potus did present a budget, but not one democrat voted for it.
The only future BHO is worried about is his re election.
Jul 22, 2011 at 7:25 a.m.
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I think we should be exploring ways to make cheap, clean energy instead of playing with humongous toys.
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