http://www.metafilter.com/tags/VisonforSpaceExploration Posts tagged with 'VisonforSpaceExploration' at MetaFilter. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:01:37 -0800 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:01:37 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/76662/Do%2Dwe%2Dreally%2Dwant%2Dthat%2DMoon%2Dbase An election of a new President brings forth new ideas on the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/Vision/index.html">Vision for Space Exploration</a>. The Planetary Society is <a href="http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/space_advocacy/roadmap.html">lobbying </a>to remove the Moon from the equation, which prompted Apollo astronaut, ex-senator, and geologist Harrison Schmitt to <a href="http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/11/former_nac_chai.html">resign </a>from the board in protest. Meanwhile <a href="http://iaaweb.org/iaa/Studies/nextsteps.pdf">moon-free </a>plans <a href="http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1252/1">proliferate</a>. What will Obama do? Interesting hints are given in a <a href="http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2008/changeforamerica/pdf/space.pdf">position paper </a>written by people associated with his transition team. The Planetary Society <a href="http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/11/planetary_socie_3.html">Responds</a>. More analysis <a href="http://moon.airspacemag.com/2008/11/18/another-%E2%80%9Croadmap%E2%80%9D/#comment-27780">here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.76662 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:01:37 -0800 Exploration HarrisonSchmitt Moon Space ThePlanetarySociety VisonforSpaceExploration spaceviking