No sooner does NASA propose a reasonable plan for getting people back in the business of exploring the Solar System than the reliable old critics come to the fore with their ninny-like nitpicking -- particularly on the issue of cost.
NASA's proposed budget for Project Constellation is less than $10 billion per year. Basically, its entire budget, including the initiative, is going to be around $10 billion per year, if I'm reading this right.
We can't afford $10 billion for the future of mankind?
If we're not serious about NASA, let's just scrap the whole agency and let other countries leap ahead of us. I'm tired of this short-sightedness by half-measure. Let's just give the whole universe away because of a couple of storms. Shall we?
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