Monday, February 01, 2010

Obama ends moon program, endorses private spaceflight | The Space Shot - CNET News

Obama ends moon program, endorses private spaceflight | The Space Shot - CNET News: "On the seventh anniversary of the Columbia disaster, President Obama unveiled a sweeping change of course for the nation's space program Monday, putting an end to NASA's post-Columbia moon program and shifting development and operation of new rockets and capsules from the government to private industry."

Reducing the government's hold on space exploration and making room for the free market will allow "astronomical" advancements.

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