Preach it, brother! Amen! Get gooberment out.
/johnny
I gotta say, most of the commenters on this thread need to get some INFORMATION. The end of gummint space is by no means the end of space exploration. A little comparative history - the initial explorations of the new world were gummint funded - think Columbus, 1492 and all that. Afterwards, private persons started sending ships. That is pretty much where we are - transitioning from big gummint to capitalism. That is a good place to be actually. If the gummint will get the hell out of the way, that is.