John Logsdon
John Logsdon
John Logsdon is the founder and from 1987–2008 was the Director of the Space Policy Institute at The George Washington University...
basically crew gives limited member percent research spent station taking third time
With only two crew aboard, there's some limited research taking place. But most of the crew's time is spent basically maintaining the station so a third crew member gives 33 percent more time and most of that time will be spent on research.
days eve hotel party
We think the days of going out on New Year's Eve to a big party such as at a hotel have come and gone.
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We'd all been lulled into believing the emperor had clothes on when indeed he was naked. The problems had been there to be seen. All of us close to the program didn't want to see them.
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My guess is that he'll have some parachutes involved that will slow it down before it lands. It's not such a radical idea.
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The fact that it comes at a particularly inopportune moment is unfortunate, but either we are serious about long-term commitments like this or not. Nobody is asking for more money. Apollo was done as a warlike mobilization of national resources and there's no reason to do that now.
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It doesn't hurt. The money they provide is very important to the Russians in keeping their capability for human spaceflight active.
capability human keeping money provide russians
It doesn't hurt, ... The money they provide is very important to the Russians in keeping their capability for human spaceflight active.
apollo elements people several
It has several elements to it. One is to say that the people who did Apollo were pretty smart,
coming
Most recommendations are coming out of the VA.
agreements clear continue decision fly honor house launch order policy shuttle white
It is clear that the White House has made a policy decision that we are going to honor our international agreements on ISS, and we are going to continue to fly the shuttle in order to launch the international components.
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The decisions made over the next few weeks will determine whether the Bush White House is serious about supporting the vision. We've reached a watershed.
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I'm not sure this is a hobby for him. I think this is his next big idea.
allow budget clear complex date fiscal initial potential return whether
It's not clear yet whether the 2007 budget will allow a CEV by 2012. There is a complex interplay between the fiscal 2007 budget in particular, the date for initial CEV availability and the potential for accelerating return to the Moon.
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His goal is to find the best possible technical managers so the shuttle and the space station, especially the shuttle, are operated in the safest possible manner for the rest of their service lives.