we can t just spend infinity and beyond. we actually do have a small budget increase for nasa. what we re saying is, let s redirect that towards longer-range r&d, advanced robotics, research and development, and find those new technologies that will actually allow us to go further in space and not just repeat what we ve already done. let s turn to the chief astronomer for the franklin institute in philadelphia, derek pitts. derek, welcome back. hi, keith. the last time you were here, we talked about this lava tube on the moon that would be perfect for colonization. e the white house didn t see that segment? the problem is they didn t see the price tag on that segment. they were in trouble from the beginning. because it cost too much to do what they were trying to do, they were behind schedule, over budget on this and at the end they wouldn t even end up with a vehicle to land on the surface of the moon with. it was doomed from the start. they were filling a gap in what people
americans will finally explore infinity and beyond, we just can t spend infinity and beyond. we actually do have a small budget increase for nasa. what we re saying is, let s redirect that towards longer-range r&d, advanced robotics, research and development, and find those new technologies that will actually allow us to go further in space and not just repeat what we ve already done. let s turn to the chief astronomer for the franklin institute in philadelphia, derek pitts. derek, welcome back. hi, keith. the last time you were here, we talked about this lava tube on the moon that would be perfect colonization. they didn t see the price tag for that. they were in trouble from the beginning. because it cost too much to do what they were trying to do, they were overschedule, behind budget, and at the end, they wouldn t even end up with a vehicle to land on the surface of the moon with. it was doomed from the start. thinking of the mars rover
says, frankly i know that there are good, decent republicans on capitol hill who in a different environment would welcome the capacity to work with me, but right now in an atmosphere in which folks like rush limb what and grover for kwis are defining what it means to be a conservative american. after this next election, they ll feel a little more liberated to go out and say, let s redirect the republican party back to those traditions in which a dwight eisenhower can build an intrastate highway system. rush limbaugh interpreted that statement for his followers today. what that means is, obama has identified some republicans who are morn willing to cave. but they won t because of me and grover norquist. obama isn t interested in compromising what he s all about. it s russia s fault. of course i m just omnipresent,