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Fixing NASA

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Jim Meigs has a long essay at the Manhattan Institute that quotes Yours Truly several times.

[Friday-morning update]

Bob Zimmerman writes that we don’t need no stinkin’ government program to get to the Moon.

Not sure I agree. The race to the poles was all about prestige, and America didn’t need it, but the race to the Moon is about resources, and we don’t want China to be making claims. But I agree that the best policy would be that which encourages private actors, and Isaacman is the ideal NASA administrator to do that.

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This Should Terrify The Corrupt NGOs

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If I believed in God, I’d say she’s doing His work.

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The Proposed “Science Budget Cuts” At NASA

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Bob Zimmerman says that there are things deserving of cutting.

I certainly agree about Mars Sample Return, and said that on X this morning. I think we need a dramatic change in how these funds are allocated and prioritized, and the current decadal needs to be completely redone.

But I also don’t pay much attention to what OMB says at this point in the process.