An early peek at the Aldridge Commission report

Space News got a sneak peek at the final report of the Aldridge Commission (which would have been released yesterday were it not for the delay caused by Ronald Reagan's funeral) and offers a few details:

• At least some of the NASA field centers should be turned into federally-funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), much like how JPL is run;
• NASA should create three new internal organizations to provide technical advice, independent cost estimation, and to oversee high-risk technology projects;
• The administration should create a "Space Exploration Steering Council", analogous to the old National Space Council, that reports to the president;
• NASA should rely on private industry more for various services, including access to low Earth orbit.

Nothing here sounds terribly surprising, although it will be interesting to see the rationale behind these recommendations when the report comes out next week

Spacepolitics weblog.

Comments

[Nicolas Turcat]

En effet, je représente la National Space Society France - www.nssfrance.com -
Heureux de faire votre connaissance.

[seaplane]

Je ressens tout à fait ce que vous dites, pour ma part, de manière récurrente, et ce depuis 1992, lorsque, sur ma proposition d'article sur les possibilités de faire es vols paraboliques et de voltige à Moscou pour "pas cher", je me suis fait rembarrer par un certain magazine.
Depuis, la liste des exemples de ce type de comportement de fermeture vaudrait une anthologie de la jalousie à elle seule...
Questions : Quelle association présidez-vous ?
Sinon, enchanté de faire votre connaissance sur le web ou autrement.
Xavier