Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Private Business Will Not Open the Space Frontier

MarkWhittington writes "Neil deGrasse Tyson, the famous astrophysicist and media personality, offered something of a reality check on the potential of commercial enterprises to open the space frontier without the aid of government. Specifically referencing SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk's boast that he would establish a Mars colony, Tyson said on a recent video podcast, 'It's not possible. Space is dangerous. It's expensive. There are unquantified risks. Combine all of those under one umbrella; you cannot establish a free market capitalization of that enterprise.'"

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Re:I suspect he's wrong.

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, because you, a random slashdot poster, are obviously more intelligent and insightful than one of the brightest minds of our time.