Odyssey and MER Budgets Cut |
Odyssey and MER Budgets Cut |
Mar 24 2008, 09:11 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 12-March 08 Member No.: 4062 |
Just found out today at a MER all-hands meeting that both MER and Odyssey will each be suffering an immediate $4 million budget cut to help defray the cost of MSL. Read more here: http://martianchronicles.wordpress.com/200...rs-budget-cuts/
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Mar 26 2008, 03:45 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
My understanding from some Odyssey folks is that the letter to JPL that directed the cuts both to Odyssey and to MER has been rescinded; so this should represent a reprieve for Odyssey as well.
For those of you who don't read the Community Chit Chat forum, Alan Stern resigned yesterday. No reasons have been stated publicly, at least not that I've seen. <speculation on>One wonders whether the abrupt disavowal of the letter directing the Odyssey and MER cuts kicked his legs out from under him in his efforts to balance the budget, and he decided he couldn't continue to make positive change if he wasn't going to be permitted to make difficult funding decisions.<speculation off> --Emily -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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