Pence: America will 'lead in space again' under Trump
Source: The Hill
BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 10/05/17 09:43 AM EDT
Vice President Mike Pence penned an op-ed Wednesday vowing that the U.S. would "lead in space again" under the Trump administration.
In the piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Pence said that 60 years ago this week, the "Soviet Union launched the world's first satellite into orbit, changing the course of history."
"The race for space was on, and the Soviets had taken an early lead. But the sight of Sputnik blinking across the October sky spurred Americans to action," Pence, the chairman of the National Space Council, wrote.
"Twelve years later, with 'one giant leap for mankind,' the U.S. claimed its rightful place as the undisputed leader in the exploration of the heavens."But, Pence said, that "pre-eminence in outer space is now under threat." The vice president said the U.S. needs to act.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354008-pence-america-will-lead-in-space-again-under-trump
samnsara
(17,650 posts)jmowreader
(50,567 posts)Throck
(2,520 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Beaten again...
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)that the USA is certainly "spacey" under tRump.
tanyev
(42,636 posts)Moronity ad infinitum.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)as Americans become soul sick at having to endure the lies of the republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief and his cabal of colluding republican & russian TreasonWeasel comrades.
Chipper Chat
(9,696 posts)Trump's base don't give a fuck about Mars. They want tax cuts and get rid of them thar gays.
treestar
(82,383 posts)going to come from for that?
sinkingfeeling
(51,482 posts)riversedge
(70,350 posts)I knew Trump had cut NASA's budget-did a quick search.
Web results:
4 Biggest Cuts to NASA Trump Wants to Make in His New Budget ...
www.inverse.com/article/29163-4-biggest-nasa....
The White House just released its preliminary 2018 budget proposal, and its being touted as a skinny budget that slims federal spending and eliminates gratuitous, unimportant programs. The Trump administration did not spare NASA the rod, allocating $19.1 billion for the agency next year a 0.8 decrease from 2017.
Trump budget cuts: U.S. federal funding 2018 - Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump
Mar 15, 2017 · 1996-2016 The Washington Post; ... Trump federal budget 2018: Massive cuts to the arts, ... NASA budget would cut Earth science and education.
Trump Proposes $19.1 Billion 2018 NASA Budget, Cuts Earth ...
www.universetoday.com/135689/trump-proposes-1...
The Trump Administration has proposed a $19.1 Billion NASA budget request for Fiscal Year 2018, which amounts to a $0.5 Billion reduction compared to the recently ...
Trump's 2018 NASA Budget Request Would Scrap Asteroid ...
www.space.com/36090-trump-2018-nasa...
The Trump administration released its 2018 budget request today (March 16), a proposal that calls for the cancellation of NASA's astronauts-to-an-asteroid mission ...
Here's what we'll lose with Trump's proposed NASA budget cuts ...
www.businessinsider.com/trump-nasa-budget</...
May 23, 2017 · If Congress agrees with Trumps latest budget proposal, NASA will have about $561 million less to work with in 2018 than it did in 2017.
Did Trump Cut Nasa Budget 2018 - Image Results
TEB
(12,920 posts)He did promise us a moonbase by 2015 if elected
MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)It will be because of Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos.
edit: Well I think Branson isn't American so he doesn't count.
llmart
(15,557 posts)NASA's space program has been on the chopping block by Repubs for years. There are very few NASA employees at Kennedy Space Center. Most of the employees are from contract houses.
handmade34
(22,758 posts)IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)Renew Deal
(81,883 posts)rickford66
(5,530 posts)GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)Right. Because Magic Mike is so good at handling the equipment.
He doesn't understand "Do not touch" any better than his boss.
weydowner
(100 posts)Next will be Heaven, and the Man will want to organize a Hostile Takeover of the CEO there.
He is ruining the US and every other country he can hover over like a strong version of Agent Orange; he just wants to the same thing to the Universe.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)"Critical space hardware" after he was told not to touch it, yeah that's the kind of leadership we need to get back to space exploration.
It's just so far beyond reality these days, I've stopped shaking my head at the constant mind numbing stupidity of these bastards.
I'm coming down with whiplash.
MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)Maybe a class action lawsuit?
The World vs. Donald J. Trump
Plaintiffs allege chronic and ongoing physical injury due to defendants persistent and ongoing moronic behavior, thereby triggering automatic and very human responses including but not limited to: slapping of forehead, pounding head on desk, and constant shaking of head back and forth.
Plaintiff asks for: Monetary compensation for pain and suffering, dismissal of defendant from current position of authority, and banning of defendants words and images from all media for a period of 5 years.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Come to think of it maybe we could sue them for mental suffering and anguish, wouldn't that be a treat?.
ProfessorGAC
(65,248 posts)We just heard from your buffoonish boss that PR threw a wrench in the budget already. They going to build a big, giant slingshot?
harun
(11,348 posts)SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)And space exploration is in reality the most dangerous thing you can do for a living, one mistake or failure of a component and it's game over.
Can you imagine if these brain donors were NASA's administrators?, you know what would have happened to Apollo 13 if they'd been in Mission Control at the time?.
It would not have had a happy ending.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)MontanaMama
(23,356 posts)I'm laughing for the first time since Tom Petty died. Much needed.
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)and that is China. Granted, if you think I like the idea of Beijing, aka, all the negative aspects of Maoism and Capitalism combined, rulign space, you are out of your mind, but Pence and all the jee slush lovers will keep us behind.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Last edited Fri Oct 6, 2017, 12:19 PM - Edit history (1)
and then they start a war. Lets have a moment of silent prayer instead and forget about the whole thing.
harun
(11,348 posts)it's, "to hell with it", let's start a huge war. More money, better approval numbers, more better!
Solly Mack
(90,792 posts)Send them up, we'll all wave goodbye.
C_U_L8R
(45,025 posts)NickB79
(19,276 posts)Abandon the poor for space, just like the movie Elysium.
It's either that, or try to fix climate change here, which we know won't happen.
Freethinker65
(10,070 posts)Good luck with that now that the GOP has begun to cut funding and purge the government of scientists and install corporatist lobbyists in their place.
hunter
(38,337 posts)... with the lowest risk of doing science that actually matters.
jmowreader
(50,567 posts)It takes money, and plenty of it - exactly what he is planning to take away from the government with his tax cut.