I had dinner with some friends the other night, and one of the guys who showed up was Rand Simberg, an aerospace engineer who writes frequently about NASA and space flight in general. As it happens, Rand and I disagree about the value of a manned space program, and since he's a conservative, we disagree about nearly everything else as well. But it turns out there's at least one thing we agree about: Barack Obama's plan for space exploration is both pretty conservative and pretty good.
At least, I thought we agreed. But then I read Charles Homans' piece about the space program in the latest issue of the Washington Monthly. Here's how he describes it:
At least, I thought we agreed. But then I read Charles Homans' piece about the space program in the latest issue of the Washington Monthly. Here's how he describes it:
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