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Where politics meets orbital mechanics. Texas hates government, so Texas hates Nasa, so Texas will be willing to throw grants/tax-breaks/permit waivers at anyo
by excuse-me 15y ago
Where politics meets orbital mechanics.
Texas hates government, so Texas hates Nasa, so Texas will be willing to throw grants/tax-breaks/permit waivers at anyone that looks like a non-government alternative to Nasa
- aaronbrethorst 15y ago> Texas hates Nasa Funny, I could've sworn that was an space shuttle on the Texas license plate... Also, this article suggests that Houston-area lawmakers lobbied hard to save the boondoggle Constellation program. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-fights-for-NASA-despite-fading-clout-1591346.php http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-fights...
- excuse-me 15y agoI think you are getting confused between damn federal goverment money-wasting pork barrel projects in other states and vital local jobs brought to that state by it's brilliant and astute senator. Sometimes it's very difficult for mere amateurs to spot the difference.
- dalke 15y agoYet the article said: "The filing is intriguing for a number of reasons, not least of which is the strong opposition by the Texas congressional delegation to NASA's Commercial Crew program. SpaceX is one of four NASA partners in Commercial Crew, the object of which is to develop private sector access to the International Space Station. Texas seems to dominate the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, with five members, and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson has been one of Commercial Crew's strongest critics. " This makes it seem like Texas doesn't want a non-government alternative to NASA. Or perhaps they're just playing hard to get.