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AT: Obama Plan Creates Jobs[____] [____] [____] Obama’s plan directly causes thousands of layoffs. Anne Wainescott-Sargent, staff writer for Satellite today, 1/1/2011, “Commercial Satellite Sector Sees Upside to New Space Policy Hopeful of ITAR Reform, Greater Stake in U.S. Roadmap for Space.” http://www.satellitetoday.com/via/cover/35808.html While the bill privatizes manned launches, it also puts an end to the Constellation program, the successor to the space shuttle that has been plagued by cost and schedule overruns. As envisioned, Constellation was to return astronauts to the moon by 2020, however, an independent government panel estimated last year that the Ares rocket system would not be ready for manned missions before 2017. A return to the moon was estimated to occur sometime in the mid-2020s. The U.S. has spent $11.7 billion to date developing the Constellation program’s Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule, according to NASA officials. Blakey expressed concerns about job loss in the space sector as a result of that decision. “Moving away from the Constellation program has caused real concern, particularly along the Space Coast and some of our states that have had the biggest aspects of those programs, there have been very large layoffs. Our concern is that highly skilled people may very well have to gravitate to other industries because they simply do not have that volume of work currently coming from the new programs.” AIA, in a letter to Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas), noted that short-term layoffs directly related to the shutdown of the Constellation program total around 2,300, with another 500 jobs possibly being affected before the end of the fiscal year. Even the Space Foundation was outspoken in noting that the U.S. Space Policy provision for developing and retaining space professionals “rings hollow so long as the administration’s plans for NASA continue to put thousands of American space professionals out of work.“ AT: Brain drain[____] [____] [____] Lack of government funding of space programs is one of the main causes of brain drain. Dominic Gates, reporter for the Seattle Times, 6/12/2011, “Boeing’s Albaugh worries about ‘intellectual disarmament of U.S.” http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015304417_albaughside13.html Jim Albaugh is worried about the future of American technological supremacy in the world. "The biggest fear I have is what I call the intellectual disarmament of this country," said the Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief, who is also this year's chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, the trade group for U.S. defense, space and aviation companies. "We still are the leader in aerospace," he added. "Are we going to be the leader in aerospace in another 20 years?" Albaugh is troubled that the nation's lead in aerospace, the fruit of Cold War military and space-race projects, will be allowed to wither through lack of government funding of new challenges. In a wide-ranging interview in advance of the global aviation gathering at the Paris Air Show, he ticked off a list of broad national problems that transcend Boeing: • Brain drain of talented immigrants: "The best and brightest used to come to the United States and stay," Albaugh said. "Now, the best and brightest come to the United States, get trained, and leave, and go back and compete against us." AT: Space won’t inspire[____] [____] [____] A national commitment from the government to space exploration will encourage students to go into STEM fields. Peter Olson, Republican Member of the US House of Representatives, member of the Science and Technology Committee, 3/1/2010, “Reversing space in space exploration” http://thehill.com/special-reports/science-a-math-march-2010/84349-reversing-decline-in-space-exploration There is another opportunity for our nation, through the government, to have a role in this solution. We must fully commit to our nation’s human space program. A robust national space program both maintains our global leadership in human space exploration, and inspires generations of young minds to create the next level of American superiority. China and India are demonstrating their commitment to human space exploration. As it stands now, President Barack Obama’s budget is putting the U.S., the global leader in space exploration, firmly into fourth place. Without a manned space program, we will be forced to pay Russia over $50 million a person to take our astronauts to the International Space Station and beyond. The United States has been a beacon of cutting-edge technology when it comes to pioneering the path in science and space exploration. We were the first to set foot on the moon because we made a national commitment to being first and being the best. That’s what America does. We must continue that investment so our next generation reaps the benefits of excellence in science, math and engineering. Human space exploration is an important part of that national plan. There is still time to correct our national decline in both education and space exploration. They go hand in hand. It requires a national commitment — both public and private. That’s America at it’s best and that’s what will keep us on top. AT: Alternate Causalities[____] [____] [____] NASA is the key customer to the aerospace industry. Its demand for products is what is directly keeping the industry afloat. Air Force Association, 2010, “Cancellation of NASA’s Constellation Program,” http://www.afa.org/edop/2010/nasas_constellation_program.asp There is no question that the cancellation of the Constellation program will result in the elimination of tens of thousands of jobs around the country. Not only will major suppliers feel the impact, but so will second and third tier suppliers, not to mention other collateral business fallout. The magnitude of the job loss is catastrophic enough, particularly when the nation is experiencing an unemployment rate of nearly 10%, but compounding the effect is the fact that jobs being lost are exactly the types we would like to retain if we are serious about remaining in a position of world leadership…highly technical design, engineering, and manufacturing jobs, most of which are fairly high paying. There is also a significant negative impact on the United States aerospace industrial base. As an example, we currently have but one or two companies in this country that can reliably produce large scale solid rocket boosters. The elimination of Constellation eliminates the need to produce those boosters, and as a result, the capability to do so will likely wither away. There is money in the NASA budget for research on large rockets, but there is a huge difference between R&D capability and production capability. Let us also not forget that our Armed Forces depend on these same companies to produce large missiles and boosters for our national defense. The DOD is not currently procuring enough large missile or booster systems to keep these companies afloat, either. In fact, it was the combination of military and NASA business that enabled a booster production capability to be maintained in this country. 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