$18.7 Billion For NASA in FY 2010

Future budgets:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/fy2010_new_era/A_New_Era_of_Responsibility2.pdf

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Table S–7. Funding Levels for Appropriated ("Discretionary") Programs by Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2010 18.7
2011 18.6
2012 18.6
2013 18.6
2014 18.9

May not keep pace with inflation

I thought I'd read somewhere that Ares-1X is a different project from Ares-1 work?

Are they seperate budget items? How much has actually been spent on which?

Also, does anybody know what the differences are between Ares-1X & Ares-1 (besides the Orion mockup)?

What's the criteria for 1X "success"?

How much of 1X success proves viability of Ares-1? Like, if Ares-1X works, then Ares-1 viability is thus proven to what degree of certainty?

It is time to shut NASA down with the exception of maybe
some weather sat. Use the money to feed the hungry and
educate the poor on the planet. NASA is truely a waste of
money.

Editor's note: Gee I wonder why so many third world countries are trying to do what NASA does ...

MoonLady asked: Also, does anybody know what the differences are between Ares-1X & Ares-1 (besides the Orion mockup)?

From the web:


"The Ares I–X flight will consist of a functional booster stage and an upper stage mass simulator, which has the same mass as the actual upper stage."

What's the criteria for 1X "success"? How much of 1X success proves viability of Ares-1? Like, if Ares-1X works, then Ares-1 viability is thus proven to what degree of certainty?

From the web:
"The test flight objectives are focused on first-stage flight dynamics, controllability, and separation of the first and upper stages..... By flying the vehicle through the first stage, the test flight will also verify the performance and dynamics of the shuttle’s solid rocket booster in “single stick” arrangement."

( http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/LaunchSystems/Simulator/ )

Note for David Brown:

What the heck, let's kill America's one of America's last domains of technological superiority. We no longer have the world's largest airliner, tallest building or longest bridge or longest tunnel. Let's be known as the nation of Walmarts, medical malpractice lawyers and mortgage bankers. In time, you can take that well-fed, well-educated person outside some night and point out the Chinese or Indian space craft passing overhead.

I'm still wondering how the Administration plans to close that 5 year (minimum) gap? I was hoping for an extension of the Space Shuttle Program for at least a couple more years. Hoping to keep my job for a couple more years . . .

I'm still wondering how the Administration plans to close that 5 year (minimum) gap? I was hoping for an extension of the Space Shuttle Program for at least a couple more years. Hoping to keep my job for a couple more years . . .

Its really disappointing the new Admin is going along with the Bush Admin's politically expedient and shortsighted way to replace the shuttle. No close the access gap. Keep going with the same stupid launcher programs for Orion. If there's one country you don't want to put your access to the space station in the hands of, its Russia - as they have shown with Europe, they're willing to use whatever lever they have and we're handing them a big one. Hopefully space science got a boost at least.

Well, I guess that's over (my hopes with the admin), backwards (splashing down capsules, keeping the 2010 shuttle shutdown deadline and no space access) to the future!