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Romney-Ryan Release Space Policy Paper

Posted by samzenpus on from the to-the-stars dept.

RocketAcademy writes "The Romney-Ryan campaign has released a white paper on space policy, which observers find to be long on criticisms of the Obama Administration but short on specific recommendations. The policy promises 'a robust role for commercial space,' but it's clearly a supporting role: 'NASA will set the goals and lead the way in human space exploration.' When it comes to space, both parties put government ahead of private enterprise. Some see a parallel with the policies which are driving space companies out of California. Newt Gingrich, one of the few politicians who thinks seriously about space, says the policy is a step in the right direction but not enough."

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  1. Re:I hear that... by SoCalChris · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is what AC is referencing. 7th paragraph down.

    http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-beverly-hills-fundraiser-20120922,0,2317962.story

    “I appreciate the fact that she is on the ground, safe and sound. And I don’t think she knows just how worried some of us were,” Romney said. “When you have a fire in an aircraft, there’s no place to go, exactly, there’s no — and you can’t find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft, because the windows don’t open. I don’t know why they don’t do that. It’s a real problem. So it’s very dangerous. And she was choking and rubbing her eyes. Fortunately, there was enough oxygen for the pilot and copilot to make a safe landing in Denver. But she’s safe and sound.”

    Sadly, this isn't an Onion article.

  2. Romney just showed he is still a hypocrite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    January 27, 2012 Republican debate:

    “I spent 25 years in business. If I had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, I’d say, ‘You’re fired!’” -Mitt Romney

    Calling for anything other than a minimal to nonexistent manned space program is hypocrisy for Mitt Romney.

  3. Re:The real question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Obama corrected himself and said that he had "visited 47 states" about 20 seconds after the end of that video.

  4. Re:I hear that... by Moofie · · Score: 3, Informative

    "But in any case, he's right: there are a huge group of Americans who simply pay no income taxes and instead live off government support. They will support Obama regardless of what Romney says because they want to continue leeching off the rest of society."

    So that's why the preponderance of people who don't pay income tax live in states that vote for Democrats! Obviously, right?

    Well,

    http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-47-percent-no-income-tax-map-red-republican-states-2012-9

    not exactly.

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    Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!