Bye Bye Shuttle Program

The promises of the space shuttle program were never met. Except for the rescue of the Hubble telescope in 1993, the shuttle program has been a flop, if not a disaster. Hendrik Hertzberg in the New Yorker gives thoughtful insight into the program since its inception in the 1970's. We need a President with the foresight and vision to launch a new space exploration program that may or may not be cost benefitial, but that uses current (not 20th century) technology and encompasses real goals. The way things are going today, that won't happen in our lifetimes.