Kenneth Chang

But my sense is that pretty serious people in this administration are pretty serious about this. So feel free to be jaded, but I wouldn’t entirely dismiss this. However slim, it’s a chance for NASA’s human exploration program. There may not be many more of them.

The bottom line is this: The default program for NASA is parochial politics. Budget writers prioritize local funding. To overcome this, an administration must show a strong, sustained interest in NATIONAL space goals, and push hard for them. I don't know what happens now.

The “business as usual” model for NASA is not working. It is good that @VP and @JimBridenstine are changing that so @NASA can get back to doing what it was created to do.

well, it's been less than 48 hours. but yeah, overall i'd bet on not much changing. but i'm not ready to rule it out.

I may have missed it, but did any member of Congress put out a "Yay, moon!" statement? It doesn't seem like a top-20 priority for anyone.

I don't recall any. Priorities were: SLS utility Stem funding Ground systems in Florida Stennis contracts SLS jobs Serrano was decent, I thought, in that he was the only one who kind of asked about the 2024 date and whether it was doable. (Sought to paint it as political).