let me preface this by stating that we need to let private companies lead the way:
But there needs to be a US presence in space, via the government...if for no other reason, than national security...
We need to be on the forefront of space or we will become the 3rd world nation that the Teleprompter in Chief wants us to be.
This POSOTUS want us to fail and fail miserably to the point that we are second class to the pathetic nations ruled over by such petty dictators as Hugo Chavez, Ahmadinejad, Kim jong Il and the Castro bros...
A suborbital plane would be a tremendous asset for the military. Does anyone remember Reagan's Orient Express?
That is my belief.. Also the reason why I’m upset that SpaceX was chosen to be the main company, this is a case of Crony Capitalism.. I love Capitalism, but to me Monopolies, and Crony Capitalism is what I hate the most (along with Socialism)..