NASA doesn't have the needed funding
According to recent news reports it seems that NASA is facing a huge funding problem. The shuttle program alone appears to be headed for a deficit of around $3 billion to as high as $6 billion during the next 5 years.
NASA simply can't afford all the projects it currently has on it's plate. They are already busy cutting funding to non-essential projects and focusing on just one mission - the return to the moon.
Existing funding is prioritized for the development of a new spacecraft. Other projects are simply put on the shelves for the time being. It seems that the return to the moon might be a very difficult objective to achieve. Not to mention a mission to Mars.
Hopefully funding will be increased in time for the projects to receive to needed priority and make the plan for space exploration announced 21 months ago a reality.
Alternatively perhaps it's time for the world to create a "Global Space Agency", with all countries contributing funding and expertise. After all, space belongs to no one nation and the future of humanity is indeed amongst the stars!
NASA simply can't afford all the projects it currently has on it's plate. They are already busy cutting funding to non-essential projects and focusing on just one mission - the return to the moon.
Existing funding is prioritized for the development of a new spacecraft. Other projects are simply put on the shelves for the time being. It seems that the return to the moon might be a very difficult objective to achieve. Not to mention a mission to Mars.
Hopefully funding will be increased in time for the projects to receive to needed priority and make the plan for space exploration announced 21 months ago a reality.
Alternatively perhaps it's time for the world to create a "Global Space Agency", with all countries contributing funding and expertise. After all, space belongs to no one nation and the future of humanity is indeed amongst the stars!
posted by KJ Mulder at 3:42 PM
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