"Kaido Kert" wrote in message
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http://www.thespacereview.com/article/59/1
Jeff Foust writes a good review on the recent buzz over the new vision for
the possible new space policy directions.

The space shuttle was born from a vision -- cheaper space flight. It didn't
pan out. We kept the shuttle, but abandoned the vision. NASA made a couple
of attempts at cheaper space flight, such as X-33, but they didn't follow
through. We need a vision, but we also need competent execution.

I'm not one of the Mars advocates. It costs too much, the benefits are too
low, and it is too easy to turn it into a dead-end program. That's one
reason why Bush Sr's vision died.

I agree that the President is in the best position to sell a vision to the
American public. It is getting late in Bush's administration and if he
doesn't get re-elected, his vision won't matter.