RollinThundaga t1_j2sebvm wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Reply to comment by ShadyRedditInvestor in NASA planetary science budget remains under stress by Lolbitable

You don't just say no to a congressional mandate written into your funding bill.

ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2sf6rv wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:10 PM

"sorry, those parts are not functional for a space mission, we've been waiting to scrap them".

You think the senate is going to go and put them together themselves?

RollinThundaga t1_j2sguqd wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:20 PM

They can fire anyone who refuses

ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2shzpm wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Let em shoot themselves in the foot, rather than lining their pockets with unlimited blank checks.

dern_the_hermit t1_j2thayf wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:03 PM

I don't think you understand how Federal funding works, and it's entirely due to lazy thinking.

ShadyRedditInvestor t1_j2tl3qf wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:26 PM

I don't think you understand what "no, if you want to use items we retired for safety reasons to launch humans into space in order to line your own pockets, build it yourself" means. They can't force NASA to do shit, or they're going to find themselves with a lack of rocket scientists as they all flee to private companies.

This is actually the way to go, as the US government and by extension NASA have proven themselves completely incapable.