Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'historic' space mission

Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by koheripbal on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @09:24AM (#23246516)

While I have no reason to doubt you, piling speculation on top of anonymous rumors isn't worth much attention.

If more concrete information comes out, I'm all ears.

...then again, what's all the playground politics worth anyway? nada

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Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by echelon on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @11:14AM (#23247852)

> speculation on top of anonymous rumors isn't worth much attention.

I've been called out twice on HN for this [1], but I wholeheartedly disagree. I hadn't heard this rumor before now, and now I have new information.

I can use my own reasoning to qualify the weight I give the claim. I know this is a rumor. I'd rather have some known possibly incorrect data than none at all. It helps me understand the possibility landscape better.

This one even has a WaPo article.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21989165

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Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by koheripbal on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @05:31PM (#23252027)

I don't disagree with anything you're saying here. My only point is that this rumor isn't worth much... and even if it is, the impact to us and/or the program is not significant.

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Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by jedimastert on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @12:51PM (#23249059)

> playground politics

A man's career was screwed...

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Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by koheripbal on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @05:32PM (#23252035)

One person. In a country with 330 million people.

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