In 1966, NASA took over in space, and it has been a bureaucratic mess ever since.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
NASA has made a difference.
For NASA, space is still a high priority.
To me, NASA is kind of the magical kingdom. I was sort of a geek, and you go there, and there are just these wondrously strange things and people.
I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had to gain the respect of a country like the United States and particularly its space organization, NASA.
The U.S. federal government may be going broke, but it's not because of NASA.
There were about six years when there was not one American who went into space. We shouldn't do that again.
NASA works for the White House. There are many at NASA that wish they were building a modern replacement for the Shuttle. However, they had marching orders to instead work on other things, some of which should have no place in a research organization.
I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.
NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget.
There's been a lot of discussion about NASA culture and changing that. I think our culture has always been one of trying to do a very difficult job and do it well.