Comment on What We Lose With the End of the Shuttle ProgramparentComments−TheCondor15ySo what does this mean? We just shit can it?Or it sits on a shelf for a couple years or what? If we want to save money, shouldn't we kill something before we start it?−nate_meurer15yProjects of this complexity are difficult to mothball, and the costs of restarting are very high. We've seen that with the F-22 fighter.What we really need are politicians who can grasp the ROI of basic science (which is what I believe the JWST is) and have the will to prioritize it.Sadly, politicians with both brains and courage are a rare breed.−jamesbritt15yYou say that like politicians with either brains or courage is somehow not rare.
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So what does this mean? We just shit can it?
Or it sits on a shelf for a couple years or what? If we want to save money, shouldn't we kill something before we start it?
Projects of this complexity are difficult to mothball, and the costs of restarting are very high. We've seen that with the F-22 fighter.
What we really need are politicians who can grasp the ROI of basic science (which is what I believe the JWST is) and have the will to prioritize it.
Sadly, politicians with both brains and courage are a rare breed.
You say that like politicians with either brains or courage is somehow not rare.