It seems to me this is a clear violation of the law that says no money will be used--no funds will be used in any way to change or modify the program for fiscal 2010.
I think the prudent financial circumstance is to stay with what we have got instead of plunging into the unknown.
I don't believe the administration fully understands the drastic impact this decision will have on our national security.
At the current time, for NASA to put its employees, its astronauts onboard something as potentially hazardous as a rocket ship, they are goi...
You are more than qualified to understand the role of safety.
The President's alternative plan will actually cost us more money and delay our ability to get ourselves into space.
This request represents nothing more than a commercially led, faith-based space program.
And I think that is a very significant issue you have to address now.
The President's alternative plan does not provide significant advantages in cost, schedule, performance, or safety.
This will certainly lead to price spikes at the Department of Defense for smaller tactical missiles.
To abandon Ares I as a baseline vehicle for an alternative without demonstrated capability nor proven superiority, or even equivalence, is u...