Not satisfied with just changing America as we know it, Barack Obama has announced cuts to our space program. He will end NASA’s plan to return to the moon in 2020 and wants commercial alternatives to space flight in the future.
Mr. Obama has grand plans of his own for the space program. He wants it commercialized. Thats right, Obama wants NASA dismantled and private business to take over and invest in the space program. He also wants more international cooperation and investment.
Obama did budget $5.9B for NASA but the money is not for space exploration, it is for NASA to help develope commercial rockets. These rockets would probably be sponsored by private companies or other countries who are willing to invest in the program. If Obama gets his way the space program as we know will be over.
Our aging fleet of Space Shuttles will be shelved and Obama expects the first commercial flights to the International Space Station to begin by 2015.
In Obama’s State Of The Union Speech he said the United States will not come in 2nd place to anyone. How are we to beleive this when he has given China and Russia the opportunity to take the lead in space exploration.
NASA is very concerned about the jobs that would be lost with such a move and fear the local economy will be effected in Florida and Houston.
Author: Brean Dixon – Cityclix.net Guest Writer
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