NASA's Latest Gateway Cartoon Presentation

FYI @JimBridenstine Jason Crusan is trying to be cute saying that Gateway is not a space station (to thwart some criticism that it is) because it has an engine and moves around. Apparently Jason does not know that ISS has engines and that it moves around (reboost) all the time. pic.twitter.com/2sSF0J7hZh

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 28, 2018

By comparing Gateway/ISS in his Powerpoint chart Jason Crusan aptly demonstrates that Gateway 1. is a space station 2. is woefully too small to complete all the human research that ISS will not be able to support after 2024 -- the research that is needed for the #JourneyToMars. pic.twitter.com/uQScCVkwkk — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 28, 2018

On another chart @NASA says that Gateway will handle Mars sample return functions (with all of the requirements #NASA imposes on that) and all they have is this small assortment of modules to do that. Watch the requirement creep, Jason ... pic.twitter.com/jPEuqXeogq — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 28, 2018

It is alays interesting to hear Bill Gerstenmaier and Jason Crusan talk about a "strategic process" at @NASA HEOMD when it has lurched from Ares V/Ares 1/Orion/Moon to SLS/Orion/#JourneyToMars to Asteroid Retrieval to #BacktotheMoon and killing ISS - all in 10 years. #Whiplash pic.twitter.com/7vRDayT5Zq — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 28, 2018

This is an example of how @NASA uses Powerpoint to convey information that's not supported by facts. They say "notional" so they can get away with it in public. If you ask #NASA for an overlay of actual supporting budget for this stuff they are chronically unable to provide one. pic.twitter.com/oRpX3SfqcA — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 28, 2018

Yet another @NASA chart with absolutely no budget background to anchor it to reality. pic.twitter.com/LYEFKBIAoW — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 28, 2018

IMHO @NASA advisory committee meetings can cause brain damage. No one speaks English. Instead, they use jargon & acronym-ridden bad grammar in a mash-up of words that sound specific but are actually used by #NASA ppl to cover their ass. Meanwhile @SpaceX is building its first BFR pic.twitter.com/7VFMid06CP — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 28, 2018

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