Friday, February 20, 2004

Ten Myths about the Bush Space Plan
Per Jeff Foust at his Space Politics Blog: At a panel discussion in DC Tuesday evening, Jim Muncy of PoliSpace listed ten common myths surrounding W's space plans:

10) The Bush agenda is responsible for killing Hubble.
9) It leaves us dependent on the Russians.
8) It's a scheme to channel more money to Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
7) It kills ISS.
6) It's a political ploy to benefit the President in Florida.
5) The Moon is boring.
4) This will cost $1 trillion / Bush hasn't budgeted enough.
3) Robots can do this better and cheaper.
2) This is about science.
1) It's about NASA.

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