Episode 111: HLV: How Low-Budget the Vehicle?

In this final episode of 2009, the panel discusses the recent rumors regarding a meeting with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and President Barack Obama about the future of NASA, and the possible scrapping of the Ares-1 for a Heavy Lift Vehicle, or HLV. We also discuss some comments made by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D. California) regarding her dislike for human space flight. Warning, if you have something in your hand while listening, be careful. You may throw something when you hear these comments! Then, since it's not only the end of the year, but also the end of the decade, we discuss our favorite topics related to space in 2009 as well as our favorite space-related stories of the first decade of the 21st Century. Hosts this week: Sawyer Rosenstein.  Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Gene Mikulka and, Mark Ratterman. Announcer: Russ Dale, Theme Composed by:Todd Cecilio. Special thanks to all of the members of the Space Tweep Society (http://spacetweepsociety.org ) and the folks at Spacevidcast (http://spacevidcast.com) for their support! Remember to email us with questions or comments as text OR an .mp3. Send it to spacetweeppodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/talkingspace Show Recorded - Monday, 12/21/2009