June 13, 2008
Not Your Father's Space Program
NASA isn’t going anywhere very fast these days, but people in the space enthusiast community aren’t as gloomy as you might expect. In fact, they seem more cheerful than I’ve seen them for years. The reason is that talk about “the space program” (singular) is out of date. Now there are numerous space programs, and while NASA’s isn’t doing especially well, others seem to be flourishing.