A committee named by the White House to review NASA's human spaceflight plans has recommended scrapping it, saying it simply costs too much. "With time and sufficient funds, NASA could develop, build and fly the Ares I successfully," its report said. "The... ...full story at digg
from digg on Thu, Nov 05 2009
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| 23 Oct 09 |
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Ares I: What's the point? » the register (uk) Waste of cash, says spaceflight review chairman The chairman of the committee tasked by president Barack Obama with reviewing the future of the US's human spaceflight programme has questioned the value of NASA's Ares I rocket, just days before its first... |
| 21 Jun 09 |
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White House Panel Considers New Paths To Space » slashdot Neil H. writes "The White House's Human Space Flight Plans blue-ribbon panel (the 'Augustine panel') has posted the material from their first public meeting on the future of NASA's spaceflight program, which was held on Wednesday. NASA officials presented... |
| 12 Oct 09 |
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8 Experts Weigh in on the Future of Human Spaceflight » digg The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Planes Committee is getting ready to release its full report detailing the options for the future of manned mission into space. While the discussion over the future of NASA continues, PM turned to the leading... |
| 09 Sep 09 |
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Future of NASA's Manned Spaceflight Looks Bleak » slashdot coondoggie writes "Things don't look good for NASA when the report outlining its future begins: 'The US human spaceflight program appears to be on an unsustainable trajectory. [NASA] is perpetuating the perilous practice of pursuing goals that do not... |
| 05 Nov 09 |
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NASA May Drop Ares I-Y Test Flight » slashdot Matt_dk writes "Just one week after the first test flight test of the Ares I-X rocket, NASA says it may decide to cancel a follow-up launch called Ares 1-Y, which wasn't scheduled until 2014. Reportedly, program managers recommended dropping the flight... |
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