Re: Bush Policies Detrimental To Space Program

From: dave schneider (d_schneider_at_emulex.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: 26 Jul 2004 12:12:06 -0700

"Paul Blay" <ranma@saotome.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> <AbelMalcolm@webtv.net> wrote to far too many groups but didn't get sci.space.policy ...
> > NASA has decided to euthanize a highly successful Tropical Rainfall
> > Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, just because they supposedly want to
> > save $28 million to $36 million.
> >
> <big snip>
> Yadda yadda yadda.
>
> Still, I have noted a suspicious (to my mind) lack of interest in satellites
> related to climate research. It implies to me that Bush is much more
> afraid that what he suspects is the case will be more thoroughly proved
> than he is hopeful that scientific evidence will give the 'green card' to
> industry.

Even bigger yadda...who's going to take the gas can up to TRRM to
replenish the fuel tanks? It already has served a multi-year
extension of its original mission. This *was* mentioned in the press
release....

/dps