Senators Blast NASA For Lacking Vision 319
An anonymous reader writes "A Senate science subcommittee clashed with NASA's chief on Wednesday, saying the agency and the White House lacked a clear vision and goal for the program. Skeptical senators told the space agency that it should not just talk about plans, but set out to do something specific. Lawmakers expressed a bipartisan opposition to the agency's plans and the initiatives of the Obama White House." Updated 23:13 GMT by timothy: Reader Trent Waddington contributes this video link to the hearing, if you want to come to your own conclusions.
We can battle Al Quaida on Mars! (Score:5, Funny)
All we need to do is say that Al Quaida has set up a training camp on Mars and see the money flow after that!
We'll be on mars in no time!
More propaganda! (Score:3, Funny)
I guess those congresscritters missed this recent, extremely detailed NASA announcement:
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nasa_scientists_plan_to_approach [theonion.com]
If this isn't clear vision, I don't know what is!
Re:Mars (Score:1, Funny)
Re:We can battle Al Quaida on Mars! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Playing to the votors - OT (Score:3, Funny)
Where are politicians with guts who care more about the future of the country than getting elected with phony promises and posturing?
If you find any in D.C., let me know.
Re:Commercialisation (Score:3, Funny)
You do realize, of course, that we spend more on toilet seats in the federal government than on NASA, yes?
Well, to be fair, there are enough significant asses in Washington DC to warrant that kind of infrastructure investment there.
Re:Mars (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe, but the grandparent's point about the bottom of the ocean is still worth considering ;).
Re:NASA had plans... (Score:3, Funny)
Am I seeing this right? I see an Apollo module strapped on top of a Shuttle fuel tank, with Apollo rockets sticking out of the bottom of it, and it has two of the Shuttles booster strapped to the sides.
Wow the Orks from Warhammer 40k would be proud
Re:NASA had plans... (Score:4, Funny)
Isn't that NASA's goal? To get that pie in the sky?
Yes, but you shouldn't need to use sky pie to get pie in the sky. Or something. I had a point there but I think I lost it.
And the parenting of the year award goes to... (Score:5, Funny)
NASA: "Hey, look what we can do!"
Senate: "F*@$! Look how much money that costs! Stop that!"
NASA: "Um, well, we can do this too..."
Congress: "That's too &%$*!#@ dangerous! Shut it down! Shut it down!"
NASA: "Well, maybe we could try this... it doesn't cost quite so much, and it's safer. Is that okay?"
Senate: "I guess so. And take your sister with you."
NASA: "All right. Here goes..."
Congress: "That's TOO LOUD! Knock it off, and go to your room!"
NASA: *SULK*
Senate: "Why doesn't NASA DO anything? They have no ambition, and lack vision. Where did they go wrong?"
Re:Plans but no strategy (Score:4, Funny)