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I don't understand what point you're trying to make? Right now we have much more advanced tech than was available during the space race, and a lot of the pione

I don't understand what point you're trying to make? Right now we have much more advanced tech than was available during the space race, and a lot of the pioneering work has already been done. Comparing NASA from the 60's - 70's to current space companies is not useful.

alehul 9y ago
I'm merely pointing out that the government's support of the space industry shouldn't be characterized by NASA's budget. There are a lot of ways for the government to support an industry otherwise; an example being many countries' policy on renewable energy and clean transport, for instance.
- greglindahl 9y ago
  I don't think anyone responding to you can figure out what you mean. The US government already has a successful model of interacting with the commercial space industry. You're proposing abandoning that for... ?
  - alehul 9y ago
    Sorry I wasn't more clear. This article is about government support of the space industry, and the parent comment stated "I'll believe it when NASA's budget is raised." My point is that the government can support the space industry in many ways, some of which won't involve more funding for NASA. As an example, governments have 'supported' renewable energy through policy without needing to do so through a NASA-like equivalent in the renewable energy sector.
    - greglindahl 9y ago
      The US government already supports the space industry in many ways, including ways that have nothing to do with NASA's budget. You're proposing? ...
      - alehul 9y ago
        Exactly. I'm saying that NASA's budget is an outdated metric to determine the American government's support of the space industry. I'm not proposing anything else.
notfromhere 9y ago
We're currently depending on Soviet rockets to get us into orbit, so the state of US space travel is a little shaky right now
- greglindahl 9y ago
  We don't depend on the Russians for cargo, and 2 US systems for launching people to the ISS are getting close to the finish line.

alehul 9y ago

I'm merely pointing out that the government's support of the space industry shouldn't be characterized by NASA's budget. There are a lot of ways for the government to support an industry otherwise; an example being many countries' policy on renewable energy and clean transport, for instance.

greglindahl 9y ago
I don't think anyone responding to you can figure out what you mean. The US government already has a successful model of interacting with the commercial space industry. You're proposing abandoning that for... ?
- alehul 9y ago
  Sorry I wasn't more clear. This article is about government support of the space industry, and the parent comment stated "I'll believe it when NASA's budget is raised." My point is that the government can support the space industry in many ways, some of which won't involve more funding for NASA. As an example, governments have 'supported' renewable energy through policy without needing to do so through a NASA-like equivalent in the renewable energy sector.
  - greglindahl 9y ago
    The US government already supports the space industry in many ways, including ways that have nothing to do with NASA's budget. You're proposing? ...
    - alehul 9y ago
      Exactly. I'm saying that NASA's budget is an outdated metric to determine the American government's support of the space industry. I'm not proposing anything else.

notfromhere 9y ago

We're currently depending on Soviet rockets to get us into orbit, so the state of US space travel is a little shaky right now

greglindahl 9y ago
We don't depend on the Russians for cargo, and 2 US systems for launching people to the ISS are getting close to the finish line.