NASA snippets

space.com interview with Weiler

he is, necessarily, non-committal on policy changes - sounds like the Mars folks have some tension over early sample return vs multiple medium sized flight ops

scary bit is the comment on university R&A - sounds like the individual PI grants are going to take a hit again

New Scientist confirms that Mather also stepped down at the same time as Chief Scientist. But, reading between the lines, sounds like they heard it from the same source I did and I haven't seen a confirmation from NASA on that.

The big known problem on the horizon is the Mars Science Lab cost overruns, but I'd be surprised if that is the only, or even the main problem.

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Well, maybe I am to be surprised - third hand word that the Mars budget restructuring was the proximate cause...

I'm surprised if that is the case, SMD has four divisions and the Mars program, large as it is, is still only one of several program lines in one of those divisions.

That was interesting interview. I did like his comment on cost controls and Mars mission.

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