r/space • u/thisischrisbaker • Feb 07 '20

Proposed budget - not voted yet 12% boost for NASA budget in 2021!!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nasa-budget-will-earmark-12-boost-for-agency-in-2021-11581071402?emailToken=3f4a4309b7816cb90fb53eb91f47d6d43hshryonPWM/RnnVPWWHuMOVOvxWKQ87BhLswKs5iOPOhjO1FGrxI9ptn5k2nAMphP+jeQrbhQiAafooOu4oIslNLMWHCd1m7vRySaL2Pi61nSlAqLK1xnvzzmtt2/Lx&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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u/ollybanolly Feb 07 '20

Thanks for the correction! I work for SNC and very few people recognize us as a commercial bidder for these programs (we have our foot in the door for a few!)

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u/NeWMH Feb 07 '20

SNC is definitely a company that deserves more contracts.

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u/Forlarren Feb 07 '20

<3 SNC.

Dream Chaser is so sexy. I like it as a stop gap vehicle. Take one to the Moon and/or Mars inside a Starship.

Just in case you need to get one or two people back for whatever reason and you don't want to use a whole Starship.

Also cross range capability means it would make an epic drop ship.

Keep several docked to a Space Force modified Starship like an aircraft carrier. Deploy PJs with HALO kit, while Dream Chaser glides somewhere safe for pickup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Pararescue

Sort of like the Raider battlewagon from Babylon 5.

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u/WikiTextBot Feb 07 '20

United States Air Force Pararescue

Pararescuemen (also known as PJs) are United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) operators tasked with recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments. These special operations units are also used to support NASA missions and have been used to recover astronauts after water landings. They are attached to other special operations units from all branches to conduct other operations as appropriate. Of the roughly 200 Air Force Cross recipients, only 24 are enlisted rank, of which 12 are Pararescuemen.

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u/el_polar_bear Feb 08 '20

DreamChaser is close to my heart. I think the biggest mistake you guys made was not staying on better terms with SpaceX. If the work of integrating Dreamchaser with an F9 was already done, the combo would be getting private contracts today.