This article is a bit dated, but gives some idea where the Republican candidates stand on space policy. Newt seems to be the only one with specifics, and these ideas match ones I’ve heard him talk about in the past.
Believe it or not, Obama hasn’t done half bad in this department, encouraging private alternatives instead of more massive government boondoggles. I don’t know what his motivations are — I doubt it involves any enthusiasm for free enterprise — but so far I’m not complaining about the results.
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Newt and the space program, and another. Newt is like any other politician.
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1194/MR1194.chap11.pdf
Georgia ranks 4th in the amount of ...
- "Obama hasn’t done half bad in this department..." It comes down to that concept of "what is government suppose to do?" ...
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Over the decades, Nasa has spent more than half a trillion dollars on space...with very little to show for it.
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I wouldn't go as far as "very little to show for it."
- You can't really blame the end of Apollo on NASA.
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I wouldn't go as far as "very little to show for it."
- Conservatives have always been in favor of an active space program. I can't imagine what their motivation is either.