Gingrich Will Put Americans on the Moon and Mars.

[Kad]

Posted: 1/25/12 at 10:44pm

""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.

"Does that mean I'm visionary? You betcha," he said."


I'm all for space exploration. But come on. This isn't feasible in eight years for many reasons.
Newt pledges moon base by second term

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/25/12 at 10:47pm

Good. He can send all the Christians there.

[madbrian]

Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:11am

So, to summarize Newt's priorities, as a nation we can afford to set up a permanent station on the moon and send men to Mars, but we can't afford to provide food stamps to our impoverished citizens? That about sums it up, right?

Will Romney counter this with plans to send men to Jesus's planet?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:58am

As someone said this a.m., do you know how hard it is to craft a sentence where "moon base" isn't the crazy part?

[philitalia]

Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:00am

will he lead the way and go first ?