Huh. Who woulda thunk it… astronauts annoyed that their legacies are being tossed into the garbage. I’d love to see some *current* astronauts speak up about this… but I suppose that would be career limiting. That’s the Chicago Way, after all.
From the (Aussie) ABCNews.com:
Two United States astronauts have criticised president Barack Obama’s shelving of American lunar missions.
Speaking in London, the Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell described the move as potentially catastrophic.
The last man on the moon, Eugene Cernan, said it was “disappointing”.
“I’m quite disappointed that I’m still the last man on the moon,” he said.
“I thought we’d have gone back long before now. But I am absolutely committed to the fact that we will go back sometime, hopefully sooner than later.”
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Current astronauts … that’s a population that’s been conspicuously silent in this matter. You may have hit the reason for that: not being a “team player” will end one’s career.
Have we heard any comments from current NASA employees who don’t plan to retire soon, or who are so new to the business they can bail out and easily get another job?
One can’t help but wonder if Rahm Emanuel doesn’t have a stained Louisville Slugger laying around somewhere.
If anyone is interested in what is probably more or less the current dynamics amongst the astronnauts, and their relationship with management, I would recommend “Riding Rockets” by Mike Mullane
http://www.amazon.com/Riding-Rockets-Outrageous-Shuttle-Astronaut/dp/0743276825