Kerry 1 NASA 0 was Re: Hmmm - a robust arguement?

From: Victor (Victor_at_com.com)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:37:22 +0200

Pierre wrote:
> Don't forget Bush wants the end of Hubble and want s to deicde what's
> good in science...

Actually it is NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe who decided that fixing
Hubble is not worth an astronaut's life or losing another shuttle. A
board of investigation was set up to determine the risks involved. I
personally think the risk is not that high and that a human service
mission should go ahead as planned.

Wrt. the US space program - I prefer Bush's Vision for Space
Exploration. From what I have read on Space.com, Kerry is still stuck
in a 'low-Earth orbit' research mentality. With Kerry as president,
space enthusiasts like us can kiss promising missions like the Jupiter
Ice Moons and Pluto-Kuiper Express missions good-bye.

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