http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/may/HQ_09-102_FY2010Budget.html
RELEASE : 09-102
NASA Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
WASHINGTON -- NASA announced Thursday an $18.69 billion budget for fiscal year 2010 to advance Earth science, complete the International Space Station, explore the solar system and conduct aeronautics research. The budget request represents an increase of $903.6 million, or 5 percent, above funding provided in the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act. All totaled, an additional $2 billion has been added to NASA's 2009 and 2010 budgets under the Obama administration.
NASA's fiscal year 2010 request funds a robust program to continue the agency's missions of exploration and research. It supports the administration's commitment to deploy a global climate change research and monitoring system. It funds a strong program of space exploration involving humans and robots with the goal of returning Americans to the moon and exploring other destinations. And it supports the safe flight of the space shuttle to complete assembly of the International Space Station by the shuttle's planned retirement.
Funds freed by the shuttle's retirement will support development of systems to deliver people and cargo to the station, the moon and other destinations. As part of the effort, NASA will invest in private-sector development and the demonstration of vehicles to support the agency's human crew and cargo spaceflight requirements.
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In conjunction with the budget release, the White House also announced the launch of an independent review of NASA's human spaceflight activities. The Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans will examine NASA development programs and possible alternatives. The goal is to provide options that will ensure the nation's human spaceflight program remains safe, innovative and affordable in the years following the space shuttle's retirement.
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You know, back in 2007 there was a panel of folks that met to evaluate the potential for going to the Moon and setting up a base at the south pole.
Lots of inputs, slides, presentations, and the like.
I hope this administration has looked at it.
I think I need to get up on a soap box and use a megaphone to shout over the crowd.
Here are some links so you won't be surprised if I bend your ear some in coming posts.
If you like what you see, I would hope you pass it on.
I would hate to just pick on you in the front row. :-)
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http://www.nasa.gov/offices/nac/home/lunar-exploration-science-workshop.html
Lunar Exploration Science Workshop
Final Report
› View PDF
Workshop Presentations
› View site
Recommendations
› View PDF
Or here as well if above links don't give you the URL.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/LEA/
Workshop on Science Associated with the Lunar Exploration Architecture
February 27 - March 2 2007
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I signed back up with Twitter and maybe will add a few comments as I shout at the walls.
http://twitter.com/lrkellogg
The Moon Society Blog has some comments as well.
http://www.moonsociety.org/blog/index.php
The Lunar Networks blogspot has some links for making a case for a lunar base.
http://lunarnetworks.blogspot.com/2009/05/making-case-for-lunar-base.html
Look, I am 71 and waiting until 2020 to see humans go back to the Moon is bad enough.
I would really like to see a plan to put us there to develop the Moon as a resource for expanding our ventures into space.
I don't want to see just a pup tent.
If you feel the same way, feel free to drop me a line at my gmail address.
If you don't feel the same way, well feel free to throw some tomatoes at me.
I need a good salad. :-)
I have been studying Thai for 30+ years, I guess I could add Chinese.
I have some Japanese dictionaries.
Some of you will have to help me with the languages of India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_India
My one college course in reading about some Russian novels isn't going to cut it.
Look at the NASA budget if you dare.
Thanks for looking up with me.
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
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