Shoot For The Moon?
In a budget plan put forth by the Obama administration, funding for NASA’s moon project would be cut. Under the plan, NASA would be phased out and turned over to commercial companies during the next six years. There has been an uproar over the abandonment of such a successful science program.
“The president’s proposed NASA budget begins the death march for the future of U.S. human space flight,” said Senator Richard Shelby, member of the appropriations subcommittee handling NASA funding.
“Congress cannot and will not sit back and watch the reckless abandonment of sound principles, a proven track record, a steady path to success, and the destruction of our human space flight program,” said Shelby of Alabama, whose home state has NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
