Things change
23 November 2004: Congress Approves President’s Request for NASA Budget, Planetary Society
Lori Garver: “The approval of the budget was aided by strong support from The White House, which requested full funding for the new human spaceflight exploration policy.”
14 October 2004: WIA Space Policy Debate
Lori Garver: “You say you haven’t heard anything from the Kerry-Edwards folks during the campaign – I haven’t heard word one from the Bush-Cheny folks about the space program during the campaign either. Its not clear to me that they believe they are on the right side of this issue with the public.”
18 July 2004: Kerry Space Advisor Dismisses Bush Space Policy
Lori Garver: “The Bush initiative is simply hot-air and has made it impossible in an election year for Kerry to say much on space.”