Barack Obama has said for some time that he planned to delay the Constellation program that would replace the Space Shuttle. He planned to cut NASA’s budget and shift the funds into some sort of vague inner-city educational programs or something along those lines.
Apparently, Obama has now realized that by doing this he would seriously anger many Floridians who work for or deal directly with NASA and it’s contractors. Central Florida is already struggling with the transition from the Shuttle to Constellation, to delay Constellation would be an economic disaster for that part of Florida and a shame for America’s space program.
Naturally, Obama has reversed his position 180 degrees. Speaking to an audience this morning in Titusville, he said that NASA and the Constellation program shouldn’t have their budgets cut after all. In fact, their budgets should be increased!
Which of these two wildly different positions would actually become policy if he was elected is unclear. But this smells like nothing more than pandering for Floridian votes by the presumptive Democratic nominee.
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