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  1. The problem with NASA is simple, since the moon landings Congress has deverted monies from NASA and it's eventually goal of human colonization of outter space (which NASA plays down in the media to avoid sounding crazy) to the Military. This led NASA to attempt to cut back on expenditures. The ISS was built internationally for two reasons, 1) NASA wanted a permanent outpost in orbit, so it's planned lunar and martian outposts won't seem farfetched, but Congress would not fund it solely. I remember when I was younger when Space Station Freedom was a US-only operation that was desperately trying to convince Congress to give it money. I remember when the ISS was established as a compromise that included the EU and Japan, then later on the Russians. 2) he US Congress wanted to move the financial burden of Space to other countries for both fiscal and political reasons. I believe that one of two actions need to be taken, either Privitization so NASA is free to launch a broader number of Commercial satellites without having to bow down to the Military's demands. Privitization would also allow NASA to move to more cost-effective methods that are hard to do as a government agency. (ie adoption of some foreign rockets, building of sites outside of the US, removal of bureacracy) The only other way to fix NASA is to give it more money. However, the Gov't is clear in that NASA will only be cut back more in response. The "Better, Faster, Cheaper" policy that has been in effect since the Challenger mishap has been a clear failure, and further budget cuts will only make NASA's performance worse. If NASA is about the highest aspirations of men, then the Gov't should work on having a well-functioning AND well-funded agency that has all the resources it needs.
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