When the Bamster cut the ‘Next Generation’ of space vehicles that we could use to get to OUR Space Station, his plan was for Russia to take control and use it against us. We need to, at the very least, ramp up our space program to the point that we can get to OUR Space Station on our own!
I used to be for government paying for all sorts of things that might create technology which could filter back to civilian use.
Then I became a stronger conservative and said these things would happen, anyway, without the government putting fingers into the mix.
Didn’t Putin say he plans to sell it ,LOL
Cruz represents Texas. Texas gets a lot of the ISS boondoggle dollars.
Cruz is defending the government money spent in Houston.
Per usual, “conservative” pols are conservative about spending money—unless it goes into their home state.
This is nasa work relief. It is huge!! I was recently there.. hundreds of acres. Thousands and thousands bureaucrats. We have a 21 trillion dollar debt . We should not be blowing money on pipe dreams.
This is nasa work relief. It is huge!! I was recently there.. hundreds of acres. Thousands and thousands bureaucrats. We have a 21 trillion dollar debt . We should not be blowing money on pipe dreams.
This is nasa work relief. It is huge!! I was recently there.. hundreds of acres. Thousands and thousands bureaucrats. We have a 21 trillion dollar debt . We should not be blowing money on pipe dreams.
If NASA backs off providing executive management more and more as they provide open ended funding, the risk of something going wrong increases.
Who holds the responsibility and liability of a disaster, the government or the private sector? Who picks up the pieces?
Or is the entire concept of space exploration terminated?
Elon Musk, paging Mr. Elon Musk. Please pick up the white courtesy phone.
It may matter on when we can get our own locally-launched crews back to the station. If we’re putting money into a station for other nations to play with when we can’t get our own crews and equipment up there using our own equipment, then we should withdraw funding.
For now, it looks like a lot is riding on whether Musk can successfully get his capsule rated for human occupancy.
NASA is, I believe, planning to construct a new space station called Gateway that will orbit the moon. Assuming we need a space station, do we need two of them?
If the Station were performing real needed-in-the-future-to-move-out-into-the-solar-system technologies, I’d support it more.
That means artificial gravity, shielding from cosmic rays, advanced propulsion and power techniques, and rendezvous/refueling practices.
Except for the last, this Station does NONE of those.
It was built to justify the Shuttle program, modified to accommodate out-of-work ex-Soviet engineers, and is maintained to keep the American taxpayer think we’re a “space-faring” nation.
We haven’t been that since 1972.
Well thank goodness for Texas he's bringing home the bacon, can't have him being a total putz about everything.
I have a sneaking suspicion that if we knew about what’s actually happening in space and where some of those black project trillion$ went, no one would be talking about the ISS.
Do it, take it from the Congressional pension fund.
Re: “Cruz is concerned no one will step up to partner with the government because of limited commercial opportunities.”
There are NO commercial opportunities, except space tourism and rocket thrill rides.
And it will take centuries before human tourists can safely and comfortably sight see around our solar system.
I completely support basic scientific research.
But NASA needs to channel ALL its funding into robotic telescopes, orbiters, landers, and sample returns.
I, Representative, declare the Space Shuttle a paper weight.
Let it fall back as a July 4th light show.
CUT DEAD WEIGHT.
Maybe Cruz does, maybe he doesn’t. It all comes down to NASA jobs in Houston. That’s what he really cares about.
Build a new one and we own it
Build others at La Grange points
Take the high ground. Space Force