One Astronomer's Noise

Dave Mosher presents the first ever “videofied” Carnival of Space #82 at Space Disco. Sadly, I’ve been so bogged down with work that I had nothing to contribute this week, but please go watch the highlights and enjoy reading all the spacey goodness!

Also, check out SarahAskew’s take on the reported cost-overruns at NASA. As a grad student, I am beginning to understand the horrible cycle that she describes. You ask for less, get accepted, then go ask for more. It certainly puts on a bad show for the tax-paying public! However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Supposedly, the VLA was finished under-budget and on time. In general, when deadlines and budgets are overrun, we have to ask, are we being too optimistic or just plain unrealistic?

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