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Subject: Re: A Space Science letter
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Date: 18 Jun 91 00:11:07 GMT
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In article <328@hsvaic.boeing.com> eder@hsvaic.boeing.com (Dani Eder) writes:

>If the committees are too dumb to understand this, we need to educate
>them fast, since projects winding down, like Mars Observer, will get 
>unneeded windfalls, while those ramping up will be stalled.

Congress has to cover a wide range of topics including DoD, DOE,
Commerce, Agriculture, EPA, etc. etc.  It cannot be expected to understand 
details of planetary missions, any more than a rocket engineer can be
expected to be well-versed in tort law.  It is up to the NASA leadership to 
provide an intelligent budget and guidance on these issues.  They have 
failed to do so.

On this topic, is there any way for space explorers to transfer
money "under the covers" to provide the funds where they are needed?
For example, CRAF work performed under the MO budget line, etc.


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Nick Szabo			szabo@sequent.com
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