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> I can't agree that funding is "largely the reason" > NASA just isn't about high-risk / high-reward "moonshots" anymore. The overarching political environment
by krainboltgreene 4y ago
> I can't agree that funding is "largely the reason"
> NASA just isn't about high-risk / high-reward "moonshots" anymore. The overarching political environment doesn't allow it, never mind the office politics.
Why doesn't the political environment allow for it. What could happen. What could regulatory bodies do to NASA for taking a risk and failing. What sort of constricting change could political bodies do in such a situation.
- LarryMullins 4y ago> Why doesn't the political environment allow for it. What could happen. Three astronauts were incinerated alive. That was when they started to take safety more seriously. Subsequent accidents have only reinforced this.
- krainboltgreene 4y agoYes, but what happened after the astronauts died as a response? The entire point of my comment is that funding cuts happened. That is the reaction.
- ngcc_hk 4y agoThe funding senator became the administrator of the current moon attempt. The funding insist on using the old technology in the funding. All these sounded bad. If nasa has more freehand. But then the fund will not get back to the states …