Obama, NASA & Muslims on the Moon

Speaking at the American University in Cairo NASA Administrator Charles Bolden outlines his tasks regarding our future space programs as dictated by President Obama....

"When I became the NASA administrator -- or before I became the NASA administrator -- he charged me with three things. One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering," Bolden said in the interview.

"It is a matter of trying to reach out and get the best of all worlds, if you will, and there is much to be gained by drawing in the contributions that are possible from the Muslim (nations)," he said. He held up the International Space Station as a model, praising the contributions there from the Russians and the Chinese.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his "foremost" mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world. (Fox News)

Unfortunately, due to the dismantling of our space/shuttle program by President Obama any future trips to the International Space Station (ISS) by the U.S. will depend on us hitching a ride on a Russian, Chinese and now maybe rocket or shuttle from a Muslim nation.

As for contributions from Muslim nations, obviously Bolden thinks we should be thankful by the technology fromthe pin point accuracy offered by the ever-favorite muslim projectile -- the Scud missile. And of course how can we forget the technology offered by Iran's peaceful missile program with the help of Russia that brought us the Shabab 1, 2, 3 &4.

In his interview with Al-Jazeera, Bolden expands on how we can work together with Muslim nations on space technology....

Charles Bolden, the Nasa administrator, talks to Al Jazeera's Imran Garda about the US relationship with the Middle East after Obama's so-called Cairo initiative, reaching out to the Muslim world, international contribution to the space mission, the constellation project, Nasa's challenges, militarisation of space, the US leadership role in space, and life in space. (Click here to view Al Jazeera interview).

Injecting some common sense and reality into this "Fly me to the Moon" foolishness is former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin who offers up these insightful comments....

Griffin said Tuesday that collaboration with other countries, including Muslim nations, is welcome and should be encouraged -- but that it would be a mistake to prioritize that over NASA's "fundamental mission" of space exploration.

"If by doing great things, people are inspired, well then that's wonderful," Griffin said. "If you get it in the wrong order ... it becomes an empty shell."

Griffin added: "That is exactly what is in danger of happening." (NPJ)

Get it wrong? This Administration does nothing wrong, only George Bush did -- just ask them. But I'm sure Israel is just thrilled spitless that the U.S. will be helping Muslim nations expand and improve their peaceful "shoot things in the air" technology.