An editorial from Florida Today that warns Congress to give NASA "tough scrutiny" and require "firm assurances" that the necessary reforms required by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board have been carried out before funding the new projects. It also warns that the true costs of a Moon-Mars initiative is not truly reflected in the budget request.
Posted by jburk at February 6, 2026 11:05 PM | TrackBack"based on NASA's history of mammoth cost overruns [...] the spacecraft is certain to cost far more"
Anyone else tired of hearing this from every casual pundit? Let's prove 'em wrong! Let's show that given the vision we've been begging for, we can develop the vehicle on budget, on schedule, and an order of magnitude safer than any other spacecraft ever built.
- Dave
Posted by: Dave K. Smith at February 8, 2026 10:57 PM