Quote from: Morgus on January 25, 2012, 08:34:44 PMIn fine print, Richard Hoagland article consultation, science consultant, and future, if I am elected Mars and Moon consultant.
Will Noory have Hoagland on the air tonight to comment on this?
Maybe Bill from West Hartford (the OCD amateur athiest astronomer) will call in too.
Newt pledges moon base by second term
Newt Gingrich took the opportunity of being on Florida's space coast to revisit one of his favorite topics: space exploration.
"By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American," Gingrich said to applause.
He said the development would include commercial and private efforts, and will make apparent, "we clearly have the capacity that Chinese and the Russians will never come anywhere close to us."
Gingrich also said he would push to develop propulsion technology that would get man to Mars.
He emphasized that it doesn't have to be expensive, exploration in partnership with private companies can lower the cost.
"If it's cheaper and it's faster and it works, do it," he said.
He also said launch areas should be capable of launching multiple spacecrafts in a day, like an airport.
George Noory on contract to answer hate letters from Nancy Pelosi.
In reply to an e-mail from Pelosi: You are a lowlife and thrive on pond scum.