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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Russia's fading scientific prospects-- harbinger of things to come for the US Space Program?

I first read this in the Washington Post thanks to a friend who sent it to me... here's an excerpt from the Charlotte Observer:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/23/2870280/russias-scientific-prospects-are.html

What I find sad... and frightening about this is that is seems like the same fate is being guaranteed for the US Space Program and space science. Do you agree? We want to hear from you!

Space- the next business frontier?

The WSJ had a provocative editorial back in Dec 2011 on Richard Branson and plans for Virgin Galactic. The question is... does a real business model for space tourism REALLY exist? We want to hear from you!

Here's the link to the editorial: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203413304577086660050261668.html