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RollinThundaga t1_j2s8s06 wrote

Reply to comment by ShadyRedditInvestor in NASA planetary science budget remains under stress by Lolbitable

NASA didn't make the demand to reuse old shuttle parts and shuttle part suppliers.

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ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2sayz2 wrote

But they sure were right there to provide a bunch of stuff we said we'd never use again due to safety concerns, huh?

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RollinThundaga t1_j2sbbj3 wrote

Yes, because the alternative was ignoring a direct order from Congress to do so.

"You were sure ready to shoot that armed home invader, huh?" This is what you sound like.

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ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2sd6ck wrote

Congress has a 3rd grade understanding of space. They could have literally said "no, that stuff is proven to be unsafe"

Instead we got the senate launch system.

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RollinThundaga t1_j2sebvm wrote

You don't just say no to a congressional mandate written into your funding bill.

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ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2sf6rv wrote

"sorry, those parts are not functional for a space mission, we've been waiting to scrap them".

You think the senate is going to go and put them together themselves?

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RollinThundaga t1_j2sguqd wrote

They can fire anyone who refuses

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ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2shzpm wrote

Let em shoot themselves in the foot, rather than lining their pockets with unlimited blank checks.

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dern_the_hermit t1_j2thayf wrote

I don't think you understand how Federal funding works, and it's entirely due to lazy thinking.

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ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2tl3qf wrote

I don't think you understand what "no, if you want to use items we retired for safety reasons to launch humans into space in order to line your own pockets, build it yourself" means. They can't force NASA to do shit, or they're going to find themselves with a lack of rocket scientists as they all flee to private companies.

This is actually the way to go, as the US government and by extension NASA have proven themselves completely incapable.

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