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Will Obama Administration scrap Nasa's Space Shuttle plans for retirement by 2010?
Background: The Space Shuttle is due to make its last flight in 2010. Without a replacement, NASA may be without a manned space capability entirely, for the first time since the 1960s, a gap that NASA says would destroy the U.S.'s primacy in space technology.
Prior news reports have hinted at a great deal of tension between Obama's team and NASA, a report that NASA Administrator Michael Griffon has denied.
On the campaign trail, Obama blew both hot and cold on plans for NASA's budget. In the NASA-friendly states of Texas and Florida, he promised to expand NASA's budget by more than 10%. In other states, however, he promised cuts and delays to the agency, in order to help fund his education policies.
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This question refers to continuing the life of the space shuttle past next year's planned retirement. Sorry for past confusion.
Prior news reports have hinted at a great deal of tension between Obama's team and NASA, a report that NASA Administrator Michael Griffon has denied.
On the campaign trail, Obama blew both hot and cold on plans for NASA's budget. In the NASA-friendly states of Texas and Florida, he promised to expand NASA's budget by more than 10%. In other states, however, he promised cuts and delays to the agency, in order to help fund his education policies.
Category Editor Clarification
This question refers to continuing the life of the space shuttle past next year's planned retirement. Sorry for past confusion.
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Created Thu 25th Dec 2008 5:33am PST by deanthoreau
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tisha: show details ... .'s primacy in space technology. <.<br/> <br/> Prior news reports ... Administrator Michael Griffon has denied. <.<br/> <br/> On the campaign ... help fund his education policies..<br/> <br/> <b>Category Editor Clarification<br/> The NASA Space Shuttle replacement in question is the Orion shuttle. Its first scheduled mission is for 2014/15 and if plans for it to be launched by 2015 are scrapped or delayed, this will also be considered 'scrapping' and will be sufficient for the question to settle as 'yes'</b>.
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tisha: show details ... scrap or delay Nasa's Space Shuttle replacement , Orion, by 2010?
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tisha: show details ... .'s primacy in space technology.<. <br/> <br/> Prior news reports ... Administrator Michael Griffon has denied.<. <br/> <br/> On the campaign ... help fund his education policies.<. <br/> <br/> <b>Category Editor Clarification< <br/> The NASA Space Shuttle
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tisha: show details ... scrap or delay Nasa's Space Shuttle replacement, Orion, plans for retirement by 2010?
Unsuspended Fri 9th Jan 2:54pm PST by tisha: Sorry - reclarified. Hopefully the question makes sense now. Apologies.
tisha: Sorry - reclarified. Hopefully the question makes sense now. Apologies.
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: not sure if this settles this market or not, but it might:
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frogchop: not sure if this settles this market or not, but it might:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=nw20090227063326348C887575
I'm not a player in this market.
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