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Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of essays on exploration by NASA's Chief Historian, ... That argument is exploration, and that we should undertake it for the most basic of reasons -- ... Some day historians will be writing about whether or not WE chose wisely, not only to make a proposal to explore, but also to fund it.
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www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/Why_We_01pt1.html
www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/Why_We_01pt1.html
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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, a largely autonomous part of NASA that's managed by the California Institute of Technology, could continue unmanned planetary probes, and so on. ... One important reason Nasa should stay is that space colonisation and using the earth better as a resource are very similar pursutes.
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news.cnet.com/Do-we-need-NASA/2009-11397_3-6211308.html
news.cnet.com/Do-we-need-NASA/2009-11397_3-6211308.html
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Space is NOT the last frontier we can conquor(spell?). We must save our planet. NASA should be pointed in that direction. Huge guvmint agencies do not go away. All that NASA smarts should be pointed in the right direction. ... We should expect private investment to fund this work, and any helpful government involvement...
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blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2006/08/should_we_scrap...
blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2006/08/should_we_scrap_1.html
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Putting NASA's Budget in Perspective ... The federal government spent roughly $14 billion (B) on NASA in fiscal year 1999. That's a lot of money! But what does that mean? How much is $14B? For most folks $14B is merely an abstract concept.
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www.richardb.us/nasa.html
www.richardb.us/nasa.html
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Cheap by comparison, the unmanned vehicles continue exploring the universe, the business that has excited us since NASA’s beginnings. But, successful or unsuccessful, NASA’s programs have crowded out commercial ... Should NASA funding end, private sources would take up the slack for worthwhile ventures into space.
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www.cato.org/dailys/7-16-97.html
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At least with privatization, lessons from failures like we have seen with NASA would be quickly learned, and corrections made in order to stay in business and move forward. NASA has been allowed to accept mediocrity in its vision, its work and in itself.
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2008election.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=190...
2008election.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=1902
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"Do you think the federal government should or should not fund research that would use newly created stem cells obtained from human embryos?"
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www.pollingreport.com/science.htm
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WASHINGTON (States News Service) The Senate approved an authorization bill Friday to fund NASA for the next three years -- at $13.4 billion in 2000, up to $13.9 billion in 2002. But senators must work ... "I believe that we must continue to fully support NASA's scientific efforts and the efforts of our research community,
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www.space.com/news/nasa_budget_991109.html
www.space.com/news/nasa_budget_991109.html
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Of the 63 percent of those polled stating that the U.S. should continue to fund NASA's space exploration efforts, 32 percent said exploration should continue at the current funding level, while 22 percent supported a slightly increased level and nine percent preferred a significant funding increase.
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www.space.com/news/060925_coalition_spacepoll.html
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