“Gingrich promises to build a US moon colony” (via MSNBC Video)
[Edit: I should mention that I, like Mr. Tyson, do not agree with Newt’s plan insofar as expecting that saying it will make it happen. In fact, I really don’t see privatization really taking off since businesses expect returns on investments, and space exploration and colonization are extremely large investments with little immediate returns. Though the returns in the long term are vast, businesses are impatient and will not be able to sustain the financial flow needed to keep them afloat while working to start making returns.]
POSTED Friday January 27th