NASA May Drop Ares I-Y Test Flight

Matt_dk writes "Just one week after the first test launch of the Ares I-X rocket, NASA says it may decide to cancel a follow-up launch called Ares 1-Y, which wasn't scheduled until 2014. Reportedly, program managers recommended dropping the flight because, currently, there isn't funding to get an upper stage engine ready in time. Depending on whether the Obama administration decides to continue the Ares I program, this decision may be moot. Earlier this week Sen. Bill Nelson said Obama may make a decision on NASA's future path, based on the report by the Augustine Commission, by the end of November."

Re:More proof...

[Sponge Bath]

...someday get a leader who is interested in science and the future of our species.

Future Leader: Let's use science to process people into Soylent Green!

Re:More proof...

[Captain Splendid]

Somebody doesn't love his karma!

5 years?

[methano]

It will take 5 more years to get another one ready for testing? Clearly someone else (yea, I know, the nazi) was running things back in the old days when they went from speech to stepping on the moon in about 8 years.

Re:5 years?

[natehoy]

Woulda worked better back in the commie days. "Beating the reds to the red planet" would have had so much good marketing in it.

Re:Government Fail.

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:5 years?

[bencoder]

NASA never had a *monster* budget, they found ways to do a lot with a little, and cut a lot of corners in the process.

You mean like faking the moon landings entirely? ;)

Re:5 years?

[khallow]

You mean like faking the moon landings entirely? ;)

Not that. They went all out on that set.