Topic: Obama Compromises, Brings Back Orion Capsule; Allows for Heavy Lift Sooner

[sam]

In what could be considered a compromise in his proposed budget for NASA, President Obama is reviving the Orion crew capsule concept that he had canceled with the rest of the Constellation program earlier this year, according to an article by Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press. This should mean more jobs and less reliance on the Russians, officials said Tuesday. While Orion, still won't go to the moon. It will go unmanned to the International Space Station to stand by as an emergency vehicle to return astronauts home, officials were quoted in the article.

http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/13/obama-compromises-brings-back-orion-capsule-allows-for-heavy-lift-sooner/


and the later article: Obama Wants Mission to Asteroid by 2025, Mars by mid-2030's http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/15/obama-wants-mission-to-asteroid-by-2025-mars-by-mid-2030s/

... sounds like someone has been listening to Buzz Aldrin...

[Rik]

Or the polls...

[sam]

yeah, well he is listening to someone.

[Clive]

I'm starting to believe in God.   

[Simon]

So does Obama.