Interesting article, but I didn't care for the pointless bashing in the second paragraph. The author establishes that the "space colonization supporters" are mo

Interesting article, but I didn't care for the pointless bashing in the second paragraph. The author establishes that the "space colonization supporters" are mostly Americans, then bashes them for not being supportive of the Russian and Chinese space programs by saying the Americans don't like the fact that the Russians and Chinese "don't look like them". There's no reason to assume a racist or xenophobic attitude here; American space proponents simply want their own country to recover the glory and sense of adventure it had in the 60s. As an American, I'm perfectly happy to see other countries sending up manned missions, and I'm grateful for the continued existence of the Russian space program which we've depended upon for both active support and the long years of space station research. I just hope that the United States continues to be a participant in space exploration, rather than an observer.