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Where Are The Space Advocates?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the in-my-house dept.

QuantumG writes "Greg Zsidisin appeared on The Space Show today to ask Where Are The Space Advocates?. For the first time in decades Space is once again a political issue with all four major presidential candidates having something to say about space policy and yet nothing is being heard from space advocates. As we enter a new "Space Nexus" like we did after Apollo, now is a critical time to let your representatives know how you feel about space exploration, and yet no-one has anything to say." The show itself is a podcast if you want to give it a listen. Personally I'm hoping that this election puts space exploration back in the public consciousness- Apollo inspired a generation to learn math and science. I want my kid to be inspired by something bigger than that. And as some readers have noted- there are 3 candidates left (and really only two) so the submitter is probably high.

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  1. Yes, the four major presidential candidates! by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    (1) Barack Obama
    (2) Hillary Clinton
    (3) John Mccain
    (4) Cowboy Neil

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  2. Well, I ADVOCATE Space! by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 5, Funny

    X and Y are fine, but must stand up and speak for the inclusion of a Z-Axis!

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