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• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  "(7) Cooperation by the United States with other nations and groups of nations in work done pursuant to this Act and in the peaceful application of the results, thereof;" Dang. You just can't real simple legalese, can you. International cooperation...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  "Constellation had a goal, destination and timeline." Yes. "Had" is the operative word - somebody has been trying to remove those things....

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  "Okay I am going to try slowly: Why did we come up with NASA in the first place? Any idea? Cold War rings a bell? It was a diplomatic act, yes diplomatic. In order to demonstrate the might of the...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  "Ever heard of systems of systems? Ares I has a flaw therefore Orion has a flaw therefore the LAS has a flaw therefore the launching pad has a flaw therefore the recovery has a flaw therefore the parachutes have a...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  When I wrote: "Do good work, do things nobody else can do, and then do it some more. People (and peoples) are attracted to success. That's all that needs to be done." it should be understood that that kind of...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  "NASA does have a specific diplomatic mission in the Space Act and historically. That is the way it is. You don't want to admit it?" SHOW ME. SHOW US. You make the claim, YOU support it. I swear, you have...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  Wow, common sense, you just can't keep on topic, can you? I never said Constellation was just rosy and wonderful, but that wasn't the concern. The concern was with General Bolden making diplomatic pronouncements about NASA's mission that seem to...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  Section 205 of the Space Act does not designate international cooperation as a NASA mission. It designates it as a TOOL to perform a mission. No more, no less. "Show me in what way what Gen. Bolden is doing is...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  We have the State Department for direct diplomacy. Dear heavens, how hard is it to understand that NASA's outreach to other nations is when it leads by example? Do good work, do things nobody else can do, and then do...

• Commented on It Is Time For Charlie Bolden To Stay Home

  @common sense: "INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Sec. 205. The Administration, under the foreign policy guidance of the President, may engage in a program of international cooperation in ***work done pursuant to this Act,*** and in the peaceful application of the results thereof,...

• Commented on Bolden's Take on The Media

  The Hatch act refers to 'political' activity, not 'legislative' activity. That means that aiding or obstructing a congressperson's political goals in trying to influence legislation is a violation of the Hatch Act. The mere insistence that your legislator hear your...

• Commented on Bolden's Take on The Media

  I am trying to understand where the Hatch Act is being violated, or where the good General has implied such. If people are applying political pressure using their government offices and facilities, on government time that is a violation. That...

• Commented on Space Policy: Go Boldly

  "I mean no disrespect - but - I am tired of listening to Dr. Spudis, Dr. Griffin and all of the other, whiney, Baby Boomer, Cold Warrior, Manifest Destiny driven individuals who are still trying to live out their 1950's...

• Commented on Stealth NASA Space Commerce Meeting

  Considering that many of the managers at the center and even the NASA administrator admit to being blindsided by the new 'plan', is it any surprise that this meeting has not been be showcased as part of the rollout? I...