What looks to be an interesting paper from Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist who groks private spaceflight.
3 thoughts on “The Crisis In Space Science”
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What looks to be an interesting paper from Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist who groks private spaceflight.
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We can “fix”* space science for good by insisting all science in space must get there via SLS.
*The mid-western term for “neuter”.
In general, if the science goal costs a generation’s worth of funding, then you have made the wrong choice
When spending other people’s money, people don’t learn the difference between need and NEED.
A particularly nice aspect was the reference to a study about the trade off between mass optimization and cost of the mission.