[extropy-chat] Bush's Schedule for NASA

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Harvey Newstrom <mail at harveynewstrom.com> wrote:
> Here is the schedule for Bush's plan for NASA:
> 
> 2004-2004	Divert $11B from other funded NASA projects
> 2004-2010	Increase NASA funding by $1B/year for five years
> 2010-2010	Retire Shuttle Fleet, Finish(abandon?) space station
> 2010-2015	Period where US has no vehicles that reach space station
> 2015-2020	Manned Moon Mission
> 2020-2030	Manned Moon Base
> 2030-2045	Manned Mars Mission

It seems like he wants to spin the space station off to private
enterprise, perhaps a consortium of universities and high tech
companies? This would create a market demand for private development of
manned orbital capability.

Hey, if they want to auction it off, I'll put in a bid... ;) 

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Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
                                       - Gen. John Stark
"Fascists are objectively pro-pacifist..."
                                       - Mike Lorrey
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