View Full Version : What is next for the US space program?
khemist
May16-11, 04:56 PM
With the final launch at Cape Canaveral scheduled for July, what do people think will (or what is known to) be next for the space program?
FrancisZ
May17-11, 05:13 PM
I've read that (due to lack of funding) the Mars Projects are in limbo; and pretty much any transportation to the International Space Station is going to be outsourced.
We truly live in crappy, crappy times for space exploration.
jhae2.718
May17-11, 05:24 PM
My guess? Whatever SpaceX can come up with.
I don't think NASA is the same organization it once was. There's really no clear objectives/mission, and I think the "failure is not an option" culture is dying out. (This is a management problem, I think.)
Astronuc
May17-11, 06:49 PM
There are plenty of unmanned/robotic missions.
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