Should NASA Be Preparing for Deep-Space Missions?

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver discusses NASA’s mission and the planned launch of the Orion spacecraft. She speaks on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)

[sojutime]

If Garver had been in charge, we never would have gotten to the Moon.

[GamingFreek]

Also, she says there is nothing coming out of it. If she'd actually done research she'd be more than able to know they're researching and improving engine technology, rocket technology and communication technology. The reason they are starting with older tech is to test the new tech and then upgrade the tech through the years.

Governments have historically been the only ones to push the boundaries, look at how the discovery of America by the Europeans was funded and continued etc. You can also look at the oon landings and Mars is no different. nce America had been colonised commercial companies sprung up to satisfy demand... Now, commercial companies are able to help in low earth orbit and the government will break the boundaries and create the technology needed for deeper space exploration.

If this lady had just done a little more research she wouldn't make so many assumptions on such a global channel like Bloomberg. For me she discredited herself with the open sentences about the jet engine.

Just my thoughts ^^