Briefs: Waiting for Augustine; Pointless Ares I-X; Program of Myth

Bolden waits for the Augustine panel to lay out the options: NASA review panel options an unknown to space agency administrator - Huntsville Times.
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According to this report, though, he seems sure the "Program of Record" won't be one of them and so NASA may not bother launching Ares I-X: Bombshell - RocketsAndSuch. [Aug.21.09: Have not yet seen anyone else confirm Bolden's statements as given in this report.]
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The Program of Record may someday mistakenly become the Program of Myth and Legend: The Coming Mythology - Transterrestrial Musings.

Posted 08/20/09 | 23:34:05 by TopSpacer | Filed under: Space policy

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So far no one has been able to corroborate RAS's report of what Bolden said.

Posted by Michael Mealling at 08/21/09 08:58:04

If RaS is correct, wouldn't we have seen lots of rumours all over the blogosphere by now?

Posted by Martijn Meijering at 08/21/09 15:32:14

Chris Bergin’s take on this on NSF.com:

<i>If you want rumors, the rumor is Bolden didn’t even mention anything to do with any vehicle or even Human Space Flight at all at the meeting, per one person I know who was there, but what’s the point without a video or a recording?</i>

Posted by Martijn Meijering at 08/21/09 16:26:08

NASA Watch mentions the same rumour about Ares 1-X but it's not clear if his source RaS or someone else.

Posted by Andrew Platzer at 08/21/09 18:43:01

Cowling on NASA Watch says his source was not R&S.

Posted by Paul at 08/22/09 12:21:28

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