For other space news go to: http://www.spacetoday.net
For a list of Private Space Companies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies
In my younger years no-one supported the space program like I did, then the shuttle program came along. We were told men could be put in space in almost a moments notice...
What we got was a very impressive spacecraft that couldn’t take off or land it there was a cloud in the sky. A moments notice became months or years. Did we learn from the research? Yes, but that’s always NASA’s excuse for overspending and underproducing. If we had just spent the money on technological research, i.e. Star Wars, I think we might have gotten much more return on the investment. On the other hand, space is an area we better not find ourselves in second place. What are other’s thoughts?
The current occupant of the White House should have no say in this matter whatsoever.