NASA Dawn asteroid mission told to ‘stand down’ |
NASA Dawn asteroid mission told to ‘stand down’ |
Nov 7 2005, 03:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
NASA Dawn Asteroid Mission Told To ‘Stand Down’ .
The decision to stand down, according to SPACE.com sources, appears related to budget-related measures and workforce cutbacks at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/051107_dawn_qown.html Rakhir |
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Guest_BruceMoomaw_* |
Mar 27 2006, 08:10 PM
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I just hope they did it for the right reasons (I missed the teleconference), and not because of political pressure.
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Mar 27 2006, 08:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
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Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Mar 27 2006, 08:22 PM
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Of course its for the right reasons. technical issues have been addressed. killing it was political and economic nonsense Of course, reasonable people may disagree with your absolutist position. From what I gather, there were very good reasons to kill Dawn, not the least of which was the trend in science descopes, and today's news might contain more than a little CYA spin. And don't underestimate the effect of Elachi's/JPL's lobbying, either. No doubt today's decision is good news for the Dawn team but it may be bad news for the Discovery Program in the long run. |
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