Comments on: Sen. Hutchison on space exploration policy http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/05/19/sen-hutchison-on-space-exploration-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sen-hutchison-on-space-exploration-policy Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Thomas Lee Elifritz http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/05/19/sen-hutchison-on-space-exploration-policy/#comment-7914 Mon, 22 May 2006 04:01:41 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=986#comment-7914 Yes, and after that we can return to the moon in very nearly the same way we did it back in 1972.

I have three better ideas :

Propulsion, propulsion and propulsion.

]]> By: Clara http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/05/19/sen-hutchison-on-space-exploration-policy/#comment-7913 Sat, 20 May 2006 04:40:28 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=986#comment-7913 Wait and see if she says anything new, or if its the same old cliche:

“Space Station Freedom of Speech…well as you know, Freedom is long gone. We tied up crazy Izan and forced him into the International Space Station, but now it seems our crazy cousin is becoming our master, much like the illegal alien… the old slave becomes your master syndrome. If we could just get astronauts there without blowing them to Smitherenes and also figure out something to do, this would be a lot easier. If all else fails, the Chinese will bail us out. We will just have to make the procurements in the Spring and Summer so that the trade deficit does not look too lopsided following the Winter “made in China” season.
All in all, it is most important we continue flying the second to none and next to nothing Space Shuttle to complete the International Space Station Station before we start tearing it down.”

]]> By: Greg Kuperberg http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/05/19/sen-hutchison-on-space-exploration-policy/#comment-7912 Fri, 19 May 2006 23:16:26 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=986#comment-7912 I have the feeling that Hutchison will trot out all of the old ponies, the ones about the space station leading to quantum leaps in technology and lifesaving medicines. US leadership in space would have a better future if Kay Bailey Hutchison weren’t part of it.

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