Why is Obama killing NASA's Constellation program despite Congressional approval?

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This is going to cost 5,000 jobs. That's awful nice of him, don't you think?Why is Obama killing NASA's Constellation program despite Congressional approval?Not only will it cost us jobs, but if it continues it, and other similar program cuts, will make us a second rate, socialist country with no influence in the arena of world politics.Why is Obama killing NASA's Constellation program despite Congressional approval?
it mostly has to do with him hating AmericaWhy is Obama killing NASA's Constellation program despite Congressional approval?He needs more pizza money.
NASA wants to spend money on moon missions. Obama wants to go beyond the moon. Here is a question for you, who profits financially off the NASA missions,huge corporations or the American tax payer?Why is Obama killing NASA's Constellation program despite Congressional approval?The funny thing is that he's the one who wants to privatize NASA and the Repubs are the ones who want to keep it public!Why is Obama killing NASA's Constellation program despite Congressional approval?
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We are stopping the spending. Is that not what teh G0P wants?



Less Government is a good thing.
OBAMA does not care for anybody but himself. He believes he is ALWAYS rightWhy is Obama killing NASA's Constellation program despite Congressional approval?
President Barack Obama's stance is that Constellation is "over budget, behind schedule, and lacking in innovation."



In 2009, concerned by price increases on the program, U.S. President Barack Obama ordered a review of the project which indicated that both returning to the Moon and manned flights to Mars were out of NASA's current budget. The Augustine panel decided to advocate proceeding with the Ares V only, with subsequent modifications to transport astronauts when needed, rather than constructing both the Ares I (for crew transport only) and the Ares V (for cargo only). However, advocates for the Constellation program, in testimony given to Congress, pointed out that launching the enormous Ares V for merely transporting people (to the International Space Station for example) would be prohibitively costly.



After reviewing the report, following congressional testimony, the Obama administration decided to exclude Constellation from the 2011 United States federal budget.On February 1, 2010, the President's proposed budget was released, which included no funding for the project.Opposition to President Obama's decision by senators and representatives of both parties may prevent the cancellation. Obama said he will oppose congressional efforts to save the program.



President Obama's argument is that the lifetime for the International Space Station would be extended by an additional 5 years and an additional US$6 billion would be paid to private companies for shuttling astronauts to and from it after the Space Shuttle program ends while NASA develops new technology for future space exploration missions. According to Obama, his vision embodies a "bold new approach to human space flight that embraces commercial industry, forges international partnerships, and invests in the building blocks of a more capable approach to space exploration."



President Obama hosted a Space Conference on April 15, 2010, in Florida.This came at a time when the Obama administration was taking a considerable amount of criticism for leaving the Constellation Program out of the 2011 budget. At the conference Obama and top officials as well as leaders in space discussed the future of U.S. efforts in human space flight and unveiled a plan for NASA that follows the Augustine Panel's "Flexible Path to Mars" option,modifying Obama's prior proposal in two important respects:



1. He proposed continuing development of the Orion capsule, but initially using it as an escape capsule for the ISS so that the ISS crew could be increased to seven, with the technology subsequently forming the basis for future deep space exploration vehicles (cancellation of Orion would have cost a comparable amount to keeping it).

2. He set the year 2015 as the year to choose the architecture for a heavy-lift vehicle and to commence construction.
because he is now using NASA to push his agenda

can you believe that NASA is now putting its resources into proving the bull**** global warming issue?..
Its called saving money, don't the Republicans want to save money by eliminating unnecessary programs? Or is it that Republicans only want to shutter programs that do not primarily benefit whites?