Comments on: Another day, another state, another spaceport http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/01/20/another-day-another-state-another-spaceport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-day-another-state-another-spaceport 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: Library: A Round-up of Reading « Res Communis http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/01/20/another-day-another-state-another-spaceport/#comment-281377 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:28:03 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2978#comment-281377 […] Another day, another state, another spaceport – Space Politics […]

]]> By: Doug Lassiter http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/01/20/another-day-another-state-another-spaceport/#comment-280906 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:09:50 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2978#comment-280906 “The Spaceport is fulfilling its promise of inspiring young men and women to study math and science …”

While I hope such a commercial spaceport comes to pass, and that it helps realize dreams of routine space access, the idea that a 10,000 foot strip of concrete is fulfilling any promise to inspire young men and women to study math and science is hilarious. Just another one of these reflexive political space mantras that are all too common these days. Too bad the project doesn’t inspire politicians to think.

The “education” video on their website is pretty telling, showing just a half dozen or so geezers in a control room watching a launch. Oh, I guess the kids are busy elsewhere doing their math and science homework.

]]> By: NASA Fan http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/01/20/another-day-another-state-another-spaceport/#comment-280900 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:55:18 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=2978#comment-280900 Robert,
So will Senator Scott Brown of MA call for a spaceport off the coast of Cape Cod?
:)

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