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To LEO - and Back Again!
To paraphrase Buzz Lightyear.Which is appropriate, since this proposal is from the OTHER Buzz - Aldrin.
It's clear that NASA's role in space has changed. They primarily see themselves as a research agency, that limits their provider role in space exploration. Much of their plan is geared to using commercial operations for the launch vehicles, shuttles, and other hardware.
Which is OK. After all, the government has a long history of outsourcing their essential functions to private business - the Pony Express, airline-facilitated mail operations, education at many levels, refugee re-settlement (almost all by the NGOs - many of them religious organizations), and, currently, many facets of military support.
I've been watching NOVA lately, with my husband (retired science/math teacher). The quality of the shows is excellent, and - for younger viewers who were not alive at the time - gives background to the reasons why we celebrate the 'moon missions' and should be actively working to ramp up further MANNED exploration.
Yes, there is a role for the drones. But, at this time, nothing can replace the people. Here's a link to the history of the Apollo missions.
I stronly recommend the NOVA programs - visually, they are often quite stunning (of course, the universe provides the raw material, but NASA's graphics specialists lend an amazing level of artistry to the photos in color choices, enhancement, and processing the raw data).
Here's a link to the video/images site. Warning: it's like crack for the eyes - once started, you just can't stop clicking on the links.
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