Keith’s note: According to Opening Remarks by Jared Isaacman in advance of his confirmation hearing:
“On that note, NASA is the most accomplished and respected space agency in the world—but for all of NASA’s historic achievements, the agency is not without challenges:
- Presidents have called for a return to the Moon and a path to Mars since 1989 and well over a hundred billion has been spent without the intended results.
- Most programs—new telescopes, rovers, X-planes, or entire spaceships—are over budget and behind schedule.
- This is discouraging because people look up at the stars and wonder what is out there today, not decades down the road.”
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