Let me preface my statement with a bit about myself. I’m an amateur astonomer and have been since I was about 10. I went to JPL for the Jupiter flyby coverage. I love the idea of moving into space but there is a problem. What no one here seems to consider is; “What is the legal, constitutionality of the space program?” The federal government has a clearly defined goal, that is to protect the U.S. and it’s citizens from enemies. Not to control businesses, not to feed everyone or make sure everyone has shoes or a place to live or medical care. That’s not it’s job. The only legal, constitutional goal of the federal government in space is to protect us from aggressors who would use space as a means to attack us. Not to go to the moon or mars, not to explore space,etc., etc. The federal government has no business going to space for any reason other than that.
