Comments on: Richardson speaks out about commercial space again http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/12/08/richardson-speaks-out-about-commercial-space-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=richardson-speaks-out-about-commercial-space-again 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: NASA Fan http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/12/08/richardson-speaks-out-about-commercial-space-again/#comment-277190 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:56:46 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2836#comment-277190 Obama is starting to worry me. My sense of him is he wishes to be thought of as ‘not that guy’ i.e he’s not like those ‘Dems’, or those’ GOP’, or like those ‘past presidents’.

‘I’m different’ seems to be where he comes from.

Which has me concerned that he is going to gen up something for NASA that doesn’t fit what ‘that other guy’ would do, and hence will be viewed as a bit ‘off’ the mark.

I’m all for commercial space, I’m all for a government role that opens that up. I”m worried we’ll get something that focus’s on ‘inspiring his children’ like he was inspired as a kid, and is an aspect of his marching orders to Bolden (make NASA Great again). Something nutty

Anyone hearing any ‘leaks’ ? other than ISS till 2020?

]]> By: Robert G. Oler http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/12/08/richardson-speaks-out-about-commercial-space-again/#comment-277181 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:14:03 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2836#comment-277181 I am perfectly happy with General Bolden as the new NASA, if it was not going to be Bolden, and equally good, and perhaps in some way superior choice would have been Gov. Richardson. (although Richardson might feel that is a step down, he was a cabinet level person)

Human spaceflight really needs someone who can explain commercial space, and why it is important to the future of spaceflight and The Republic in general…

In general that is what I dont understand about Obama. I just finished a really nice discussion by one of the think tanks about FDR and what he did when he walked on the deck of the Presidency in March. As FDR struggled through the options they clearly emphasized creating all the tools for private industry to thrive…and to maintain the political stability of The Republic

If Geithner gets tossed under the bus it will be because one of the genius who in theory was an expert on the depression…got the lessons wrong.

Having said that and being quite critical of the Dems, the GOP is just lost. Go watch Willard Mitt Romney’s babble on the economy and there is nothing but tired answers to old problems. (of course Palin is just nuts)

Robert G. Oler

]]> By: Anon2 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/12/08/richardson-speaks-out-about-commercial-space-again/#comment-277169 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:39:33 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2836#comment-277169 His only choice is Washington as New Mexico’s two senators are democratic and are not going to be leaving their jobs for the next decade or so. I expect Treasury will be his target as Obama is going to have to find a scape goat if employment doesn’t improve soon and throwing Geithner under the bus would be the easiest way to appease the masses.

]]> By: CharlesTheSpaceGuy http://www.spacepolitics.com/2009/12/08/richardson-speaks-out-about-commercial-space-again/#comment-277163 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:54:36 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2836#comment-277163 Odd choice of words considering the event – do you wonder what Richard Branson was thinking? That he did not build the spaceship to ensure American leadership! But those words by Richardson were not written for the audience at Mojave but the audience in Washington.

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