Posted on 01/08/2005 6:42:55 AM PST by KevinDavis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush plans to give private industry a greater role in space and encourage new commercial markets, including for human space flight.
In a policy statement released on Thursday, the White House said a big decline in the market for commercial launches had weakened the U.S. space-transportation industry. Major changes were needed in the government's role to ensure America's access to space and protect vital security and economic interests.
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That's right. We are looking at Antarctica forever, 14 billion light years deep, undeveloped and uninhabited even after the sun burns out.
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