[KevinDavis]

[LibLieSlayer]

One day we will return to the moon and beyond... but the dims must be defeated and obamunism reversed.

LLS

[fight_truth_decay]

Government Grant from National Aeronautics and Space Administration
http://www.topgovernmentgrants.com/grants_gov_display.php?program=NNH10ZEA001N-SFW1

[mrreaganaut]

I’m not sure how I feel about this; if NASA were providing the prizes, instead of wasting money going nowhere, then I could say it’s a good idea. If they aren’t researching or doing missions themselves, then paying for results makes sense. If they are going to continue their make-work projects, too, then neither public nor private will have enough mission clarity or money to accomplish anything.

This is totally aside from the Constitutional question of what an appropriate expenditure on exploration might look like.

[reg45]

Perhaps we can pay Mexican astronauts to do the flights that American astronauts won’t do. After all, just remember “Jose Jimenez”.

[SERKIT]

Good. Now NASA can spend more money on their primary directive: The promotion of Islam.

S-T-U-P-I-D!!!!!

[CurlyDave]

An announced US policy of respecting claims of sovereignty for any space colony would open up a space race of enormous proportion.

The UN position that all space is the common heritage of mankind is guaranteed to slow progress, through lack of incentive.

[SunkenCiv]

Maybe pay the Muzzies to go? All of ‘em? One way trip?