[PLD]

After Obama drains the rest of the money out of the rest of America where will the money come from to do this..This country is so far gone now with this pimp in Washington we will be lucky to get back on our feet again, ever..

[GonzoGOP]

After Obama drains the rest of the money out of the rest of America where will the money come from to do this.

Probably won't, that was my point about the limited launch manifest. But the valuable assets of the space program, such as they are the launch facilities and assembly plants. Everything else is just an office building. Put another way if Virginia broke away from the Union would they automatically control all of the military just because the Pentagon is located in Virginia. Of course not the Pentagon may be the headquarters, but the key assets of the military are on the military bases where the planes, tanks, missiles and ships are stored. A headquarters building is the easiest part of the apparatus to replace.

If an independent Texas wanted a space program they would basically have to start from scratch. Since they would have money (the main ingredient in a space program), good launch weather and a southern latitude they could probably do a good job of it. But bagging the buildings in Houston wouldn't convey any great advantage.