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Constellation/Manned Spaceflight Update - 06-10-2010, 01:13 PM


NASA Invokes Anti-Deficiency Act - NASA Watch

So, HQ isn't cutting CxP, but they are making the program set aside money for contract liability, which means layoffs. Going to kill it one way or another.

Neil Armstrong even came to JSC today to meet with CxP management. Some interesting comments, but it sounds like Congress and the Executive Branch are not in agreement. Unfortunately we are still about to take a major hit.

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06-11-2010, 05:57 PM


This is the downside of having high-public profile programs. Our nation is ill-served by administrations canceling multi-billion dollar programs, just to start the next soon-to-be-canceled multi-billion dollar program.

Our nation needs to commit to long-term science and exploration goals!
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06-15-2010, 11:41 AM


Sorry but this is what comes from the "party of the future" Remember the superconducting super collider?

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06-15-2010, 01:34 PM


Well, the axe started swinging today. Lucky for me, I was not hit this time, but many were. Two of the six contractors in my group are gone.

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Sorry to read of the layoff, so far we are quietly hiding in the bushes waiting to be flushed out. Hopefully we will have a change of blood at the next election.
It just amazes me to throw away 50 years of work.

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06-17-2010, 12:04 AM


Its amazing how the ebb and flow of govt. contracts work. In my lifetime it seems its totally party dependant on when the RIFS begin and when they start rehiring people that were layed off. Last time the last 2 were 8yr time frames. Makes me wonder if this will be a 4 yr event or an 8yr one.
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