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Posted by jburk to Crew Exploration Vehicle at May 10, 2004 04:23 PM
President George W. Bush plans to make a major speech early this summer defending his plan for a new U.S. space exploration initiative, administration sources told United Press International. Sources said although drafting the speech -- termed a vigorous call to support the president's new space exploration policy he announced last January -- has not yet begun, aides have been narrowing prospective dates and venues. The speech apparently will be timed to coincide with a report by the presidential commission appointed earlier this year to review the space plan and seek broad public comment.Editor's Note: This MUST-READ article also mentions that a comprehensize plan for reorganization of NASA is in the works, and will be "the most far-reaching revamping of NASA since its creation in 1958."
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I'm trying to stay optimistic so I will wait for the new speech before passing any judgement. The statement of 'the most far-reaching revamping since 1958' is promising. I only hope that a more efficent NASA is the goal regardless of what jobs need to be cut. If keeping people employed is a higher priority than making real progress, then I'm not very optimisstic.
Posted by: Zach at May 10, 2004 05:55 PM
I believe it was o'keefe's testimony that put it as I have the people, the money, the time but not the organization to pull off the moon to mars goals. I also read recently that the challenger board put Nasa in charge of 4 basic items relative to space, exploration, science, and I forget the rest. I think that Nasa as a whole has to much on it's plate in order to stay focused on a single goal at this time. Not to say that the Nasa organizations as a whole can not achieve the goal, only that each center must do it's part to make the goal a possibility not fight against each other. It seems that Nasa has been trasked to do just one more thing as some would view it whit the SEI vision. I also will stay open minded until more is known.
I will still keep blogging and sending in a thought to both Nasa and to the commission as a way of doing my part.
Posted by: Harold LaValley at May 10, 2004 06:45 PM
Zach: I believe the commissions finalized report is due out June 2, so the speech will most likely be long after that has been recieved.
Posted by: Harold LaValley at May 11, 2004 06:52 AM
Thanks Harold!
Posted by: Zach at May 11, 2004 09:16 AM
The President will most likely time it for the 4Th of july week since everyones attention will be focused on the fire works displays( Rockets red glare) patriotism and such is my best guess.
Lets all not stop blogging just because we seem to be in a holding pattern. Much can still be accomplished during this time period by all.
Posted by: Harold LaValley at May 11, 2004 10:08 AM
I'd be more inclined to think it would be July 20th. Anniversary of Apollo 11 and Viking and all. Makes a bigger statement on Space Day in my opinion.
Posted by: Erik Carlstrom at May 12, 2004 11:00 AM
Though it will be a difficult task to write the report and an equally trying time to read through it cover to cover. The hardest part though will be what follows this effort ater all is said and done. Will we be on a new path to a greater beyound or will we still be stagnant, stuck in LOE.
Posted by: Harold LaValley at May 12, 2004 12:21 PM