 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Obama budget extends US commitment to space station
Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2010 The United States will remain involved in the International Space Station to 2020 "or beyond", the head of the US space agency said as he unveiled President Barack Obama's budget pledge to NASA. Obama's budget announcement that funding to NASA will be hiked six billion dollars over five years was a demonstration of "commitment to extend the life of the International Space Station, likely to 2020 or beyond," NASA administrator Charlie Bolden told a news conference. "This will keep a commitment to our international partners and develop the full potential of this amazing orbiting laboratory," he said, putting a positive spin on the administration's plans for NASA. The budget for the 2011 fiscal year calls for ending a costly program put in place under President George W. Bush to develop the Constellation next-generation rocket, which was to take astronauts back to the moon by 2020. Obama's plans and funding for NASA call for the storied space agency to focus on near-earth orbits for years to come, concentrating on research and development.
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Station at NASA Station and More at Roscosmos S.P. Korolev RSC Energia Watch NASA TV via Space.TV Space Station News at Space-Travel.Com
Endeavour to bring high-tech 'sunroom' to ISSWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2010 The US space shuttle Endeavour will carry the last major component needed to complete the International Space Station and a high-tech "sunroom" called a cupola next week, officials said Friday. The shuttle is due to blast off on February 7 from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida on the last night launch before the shuttle program is set to be mothballed at the end of Septe ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook