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Originally Posted by HarryT
I heard his speech yesterday, and certainly didn't get the impression that he was abandoning space. On the contrary, he's encouraging commercial exploitation of space, and commercial competition is the best way to encourage innovation and drive down costs. The only way to make space "mainstream" is to take it out of the hands of government, and into a commercial proposition.
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I did not hear the entire speech, but I agree with Harry that is what I took away from it as well.
The space shuttle program has ended. (as it probably should) but it's not like Nasa was closed down. Many programs are still running, including the Orion Project here in Colorado -- but it has been re-purposed for space-station rescue.