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"Tea Party" space platform June 23, 2011 10:11 am TB

News release here, with link to the actual draft platform.

Link a bit overloaded right now.

The United States will settle space as it settled the American continent. The days of Lewis and Clark, and Apollo, are over.

This is the Oregon Trail space policy.

Comments? Is everything in this really “free market?” I know I’ve heard some controversies over things like liability caps.

  • Fund space with video games. I play World of Warcraft in my spare time, as do millions of other ... by Lee 2011-06-28 19:42:33
    • I really wish the free enterprise space weenies would just quit whining and build us some spaceships. If there ... by ER 2011-06-27 05:57:07
      • There has been a lot of money made in space. Communication satellites, for one thing. Tourism has near-term ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:08:22
        • I have no problem with any of that. I never said I was opposed to private space industry, or ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:28:04
      • I could see where it might have wide appeal. It doesn't throw the whole shebang under the bus, but it ... by mcfly 2011-06-25 09:35:09
        • I spent over half my life trying to get private spaceflight "off the ground" so to speak. Turned out ... by TB 2011-06-25 09:48:07
        • The new release uses the words "tax incentives for space investment..." The Platform document talks about congress funding the development of ... by mcfly 2011-06-23 10:56:47
          • This has been a bone of contention in the private space industry for years. Is the government as customer ... by TB 2011-06-23 11:16:15

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