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“NASA should change the way it operates”
Published: 10 September, 2009, 04:27
Edited: 12 September, 2009, 23:02
A report commissioned by President Barack Obama reveals a lack of cash to meet NASA's goals for the US Space program. But it’s not just about more money, says Berin Szoka from the Space Frontier Foundation.
10.09.2009, 00:24
Hugo Chavez kicks off Russia visit with emotional speech at a Moscow UniversityFor the eighth time, Venezuela's President is visiting Russia. While in Russia, Hugo Chavez is expected to meet President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin. But first he spoke before students at a Moscow University. |
10.09.2009, 09:48
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Chavez shopping for arms and energy deals in MoscowVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez is in Russia on a shopping spree for weapons and new energy deals. On Thursday he is expected to meet President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. |
What this piece failed to mention is that the planned replacement to the US Shuttle - Constellation (Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles and the Orion crew vehicle) - is years behind schedule. It had been thought that there might be a year or 2 year gap in the US ability to put men into space (meaning that they'd have to buy seats on Soyuz flights), but the report says that it is closer to a 7 year gap. This would be totally unacceptable to the US. So Ares 1 may never carry a human, but keep your eyes open to SpaceX and their Falcon and Dragon vehicles.