September 10, 2004

Budget Cuts Would Severely Hinder Exploration, O'Keefe Says Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Posted by tourdemars to Crew Exploration Vehicle at September 10, 2004 11:14 AM

The cuts to NASA's fiscal year 2005 budget request contained in the House Appropriations Committee's NASA spending bill effectively would halt the agency's plans to develop a Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and achieve new breakthroughs in in-space propulsion, according to Administrator Sean O'Keefe. "We can't do this at the levels that they've contemplated," O'Keefe told Senate lawmakers at a Sept. 8, 2004 hearing.
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I am still disheartened the X-38 CRV for ISS Alpha was cancelled. That will seriously hinder the science output for the station if it cannot be crewed to the fullest capacity. It looks like Bush's Space Exploration plan calls for the USA to pawn off ISS to Russia. BAH! We need to return to flight ASAP!!!

Posted by: RAD at September 20, 2004 09:53 AM

This may fill just that gap.

SpaceDev Begins Work on ''Dream Chaser'' Space Vehicle Space Act MOU Signed with NASA Ames Research Center

SpaceDev has begun designing a reuseable, piloted, sub-orbital space ship that could be scaled up to safely and economically transport passengers to and from low earth orbit, including the International Space Station. The name of the vehicle is the "SpaceDev Dream Chaser™."

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040920/205170_1.html

NASA, SPACEDEV TO COLLABORATE ON FUTURE SPACE TRANSPORTATION
http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov/releases/2004/04_89AR.html

Posted by: Harold LaValley at September 20, 2004 12:42 PM