Space Forum / Space Policy / November 2003

Suppose you sent robots to the moon to build a hotel out of local resources.
Once they complete that project they'll have spare time and could build
something else.  What would you have them build?

If Bush announces any new beyond-LEO program (and there seems to be a
general, but not overwhelming, consensus here that that is a good
idea).  And if that beyond LEO program means a return to the Moon, or
NEAs or at least the L points (I'm assuming it WONT be about Mars).

   Was thinking about how uninspiring it would be to design Orbitels. The
moon's the thing. Realized that Lunar thinking has to be taken to the next
stage, the slow and steady approach.
    Forget Apollo-type thinking altogether and step outa the box. Lindbergh

Last week's COMSTAC reports are up on
http://ast.faa.gov/rep_study/license_safe_report.htm.  Over the
weekend I reviewed ITT's report on Non-Traditional Flight Safety
Systems & Integrated Vehicle Health Management Systems, at

I find it amusing that NASA Watch doesn't like Rand's columns.  Here's
what they had to say about his last column:
  Editor's note: These Fox-sponsored, Libertarian OpEds are quite
  entertaining - but offer little else than an entertaining litany

...is the title of my latest Fox column.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,101186,00.html