tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418182253490918132.post3446039115156524019..comments2019-07-22T01:44:27.745-07:00Comments on The Space Show's Way Outside The Box Ideas And Plans Blog: Jim Muncy On Space Policy, Sunday, 9-26-10Drspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890688001747840352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418182253490918132.post-56143472883005461582010-09-30T18:05:44.970-07:002010-09-30T18:05:44.970-07:00I'm also really glad Obama space was shot down...I'm also really glad Obama space was shot down, but I'm amazed how the alt.space folks are still crowing that it is still Obama space with full commercial -- just a little slower. Its just nuts.<br /><br />Agree that the senate bill was the best of the bad options.<br /><br />I'm amazed that the bill even got voted on today? All the more important things the house has to vote on.<br /><br />As to Orion Delta vs Orion HLV vs Boeing OST vs Soyuz in whose going to be flying US astronauts to the ISS from 2015-2020? To early to tell.Kelly Starkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859020384869273575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418182253490918132.post-38537198473232009292010-09-28T20:56:18.051-07:002010-09-28T20:56:18.051-07:00In reading the Senate Bill S.3729, I don’t find th...In reading the Senate Bill S.3729, I don’t find the unbridled support for commercial space the Jim Muncy portrayed in his presentation on Sunday (9/26/10). It does include a total of $612 million for commercial cargo and crew. But the lion’s share of the money goes for continuation of an exploration program that seems like a restructured and streamlined version of Constellation. The crew vehicle seems very much like Orion and the launcher is the Ares V-lite or something with very similar parameters.<br /><br />This bill is notable in that it represents rocket design by Congressional committee. I understand that they had input from NASA and space contractors. On whole it seems to be a rejection of the Obama space policy. After all commercial was already underway under the previous administration. This bill will assure its expansion but it is unclear to me that a Delta IV heavy won’t be launching astronauts to the ISS in an Orion spacecraft well before any commercial crew flight actually occurs. I do find the goal of having the HLV operational by the end 2016 to be rather sporty when we heard of the talk not so long ago that Ares I would be operational until 2017.<br /><br />Given the choices available I agree with Jim Muncy to support the Senate Bill.John (in Atlanta)http://www.nuclearspace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418182253490918132.post-63191038179509221612010-09-28T14:47:37.355-07:002010-09-28T14:47:37.355-07:00I think the best way to push the frontier for peop...I think the best way to push the frontier for people who don't want to live on it is to explain the benefits to those left on the ground.. there's many.QuantumGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336493213317053535noreply@blogger.com