Dr. Frank Lippenheimer
2012-01-27 16:59:50
— Newt’s Lunar Base: What are the costs, technologies, and politics behind the speaker’s promise of a moon colony as the 51st state?
Newt did not “promise” a moon base. But I like the idea. I was six years old when Kennedy proposed landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. It blew my mind. And when the challenge was actually met, it was one of the happiest moments of my life. And it was one of the proudest moments in U.S. History. I’m still trying to decide between Newt and Mitt, but this proposal to found a moon colony by no means dissuades me from backing the former. I wonder what Mitt thinks about the future of the U.S. space program. Why can’t these men be allowed to just debate the issues of today and tomorrow?
