Comments on: Marketplace: space advocates need to “wait and hope” http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope 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: anonymouspace http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-47051 Wed, 07 May 2008 22:14:41 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-47051 The Marketplace piece is infinitely better than the CNN piece, and it’s nice to see at least a passing mention of the military and commercial space sectors. But after reading the transcript, I’d argue that Marketplace tried to do too much in too small a piece. The transcript barely touches on each candidate’s stance on civil space, and the military and commercial references are very limited. One would think it would be possible to do a series of pieces, each a couple minutes in length, to do each sector or campaign justice. And that such such a series would do more to keep certain listeners tuning in each day, rather than detract from issues that draw a bigger audience.

FWIW…

]]> By: d garcia http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-47037 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:34:41 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-47037 NASA is white collar welfare. Why would any candidate advocate to spend more money on welfare?

]]> By: Jeff Foust http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-47003 Wed, 07 May 2008 02:13:47 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-47003 “Someone”: the report did mention Obama’s proposal to use NASA funding to support his education plans, and that McCain has “hinted at a continuation of the Bush space policy”, which does indicate Marketplace did their homework. Just because they couldn’t get officials from either campaign to talk about their statements doesn’t mean the report was “poorly researched”.

]]> By: Someone http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-46983 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:46:46 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/05/06/marketplace-space-advocates-need-to-wait-and-hope/#comment-46983 I am surprised Marketplace did not at least discuss the space policy statements issued by the Obama and McCain campaigns. It was very poorly researched.

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