RRJ#1 NASA to Review Human Spaceflight

¤ Reference

Chang K. (2010, January, 26). NASA to Review Human Spaceflight. The New York Times (Space&Cosmos). Retrieved January 28, 2010 From http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/science/space/27nasa.html?ref=space

¤ Summary

The NASA is preparing to evaluate the human spaceflight program that requires a lot of money. President Obama will announce his space plan with his 2011 budget request on Monday. The Wall Street Journal said that the Obama administration decided to begin rivalry for commercial companies. The administration official said that Obama will an reveal increasing budget, now 18.7 billion, of NASA less than 1 billion. The Obama administration mentioned the Augustine panel which had the program that could not do with current financial levels. But NASA could do human spaceflight program and expand the period of the International Space Station more than four years if the budget is increased 3 billion a year. John M. Logsdon, the Space Policy Institute director at George Washington University, said that he can’t say whether a viable space program is enough or not until he sees the result.

¤ Reaction

Investing money in developing space is necessary, because resources on the earth are getting depleted. However the universe is unlimited and has incredible potential. Nobody knows where the end of the universe is or where the start of the universe is and what they have. But developing space needs a lot of money even 18 billion dollars isn’t enough to do the human spaceflight program. President Obama will reveal his space plan with budget of NASA. I don’t know how much he gives to NASA for this program. Also I don’t really know about politics of the USA, but I hope that Obama gives enough money to NASA for developing space.