Shotgun!

What kind of publicity stunt was BO trying to pull, by going to the Kennedy Space Center for a speech. The workers were not the ones he was talking to. It was a room full of dignitaries. I guess it would be tough expound to the NASA employees of his new plan and that 20,000 +/-would lose their jobs but on the upside. However on the upside, 2,500 new jobs would be created. To do what, maintenance, janitorial and landscaping? The shuttle, while being prepared for it's last mission, was in it's storage bay and the president never found his way there. He did however manage to visit a private company.

Word of the day: thumb

I never thought that in my lifetime we'd be bumming a ride on a rocket launched by the Russians. We have built a functioning space station and we will be at the benevolence of the Russians. "hey, got room for me?"

I kind of agree that the space program should veer toward private funding, but NASA and the government have frowned on any other entity but NASA. So the ground work never laid. The kibosh was put on anyone but NASA to conduct space exploration.

• How long will it take private space enterprise to catch up to NASA?
• Will these private companies be government subsided?
• How much will the Russians charge us to send our man up to the space station?
• Will it be cost effective to pay a US based company to send our man up into space?
• Will we have to borrow more money from China to pay Russia (or anyone, for that matter) to let us mooch a seat?
• What if Iran just wants to get to the moon? What tha @#$%&*?

Other than more job losses, how does the economy fit into this diversion?

"Bright points in the sky or a blow on the head will equally cause one to see stars."

Pecival Lowell, Mars, 1895