Budget Woes Could End NASA's Space Exploration Plans

The problem with the American space proggrame is not so much it funding, but tow other things, its model and it emphasis.

Nasa has chosen to adopt a Scientific and Exploration model to outer space rather than aIndustrial Ecomonic Commerical one. The current model emphasis study and obversation of the stars, the earth's envorinment and other planetary bobies just for the expandation of knowlegde and technology. This approcah dose not yeild and real finacial return for the organisation, and while an and AMerican and global public who have seen more excitement about space via scifi, this real hard science dose reall general much public interest or support. This is the s=other second mistake Nasa and the Us GOVERNMENT ARE MAKING. SETTING GAOLS THAT ARE DISGIN TO CAPUTURE TH EPUBLIC imagation. That the role of Holly wood.

The primary model which can bring NASA bennifits and ALLOW greater expandtion of human active in orbit , is the Idustrial Economic Comerical Activity Model

Here emphais would place on those area which have been recognised to bring in money or with the potenialt to do so. SO area wi=hcih can be readly recognise are areas such Space Tourism- which could include a week trips in a up grade Space Hab facilty or to the current space station like was designed in 1985, than trans lunar orbit trips

Then there the under tap area of orbital manufacturing with unmanned statiles which could redocked with for retrival of materials / copound or with self ejecting capsules to earth for recovery via parachute. here the field s of Phramacology, Biochemical products such Industrial and organic enzynes product for unversities , comerical companies and even small groups ro governement can be conducted.

Then we have the use of Unmanned Facilty to test area of Argicutlure , to test plants varties production and even food production for specfic markets. Mining has always been consider but as to date no comerical varible methos=ds have beeen devised to address that issuse.

The The concept behind the Industrial Economic Comerical model is to allow market force to play a more active role in starring Nasa goals and objective rather than dream u Polictical ambition,

I can say these things with conferdenc e because if America decide not to, then its clear CHINA WILL. The Off-World region of Orbit beyond EARTH is no longer waiting on Ameriaca or Russia

Ian Parke of CA 8:38AM October 23, 2009

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alexandr of FL 1:48AM September 27, 2009

I think it is foolish to even consider abandoning the space program. People want to know whats out there and why we are here, exploring and learning is the only way to do that!

Daniel of NJ 11:51PM September 03, 2009

The notion that this country can't have a robust Civilian Space program is a false premise.

We can afford to fund NASA at $25B per year plus inflation. To say otherwise is untrue!

A $25B investment per year will reap a 10 fold return on investment. NASA's R&D has always

benefited the economy and resulted in many new products and industries.

Our country needs R&D investment and funding NASA at $25B per year plus inflation would be a

tremendous way to prime the pump.

Also a nation that stops exploring is a nation doomed to mediocrity. Every nation that stopped looking outward and exploring new frontiers ended up loosing their prestige and power.

Let NASA help this country out of this economic mess ( which was caused by a lack of investing our money in real R&D, but instead in bogus real estate deals, etc.) and give our children something to look forward to.

Steven Dobrosielski of MD 5:54PM September 03, 2009