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New Space Policy: Radical or Necessary?

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
March 2, 2010
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Is NASA’s New Space Plan Really That Radical?, Space.com
“[‘Radical’] might be a little bit dramatic, but it’s certainly a big shift,” said Leroy Chiao, former NASA astronaut and a member of the blue-ribbon panel President Obama commissioned to review NASA’s plans before designing the new proposal. “I would say it’s unprecedented.” He said he thought it made sense to look to commercial industry to provide transport to low-Earth orbit, but that NASA should also stay in the business of building spacecraft. “NASA’s job should be focused on exploration, going beyond low-Earth orbit,” he said. Even though it may be a significant change, Chiao said it might be for the best. “Transitions are difficult but sometimes you need some kind of a dramatic change in order to get that improvement,” he said.”

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