The Space Program

  I have always been a big fan and supporter of the space program.  I want us to get our seed (DNA) off this earth and out into space.  In the event that something would happen to Earth or the human race here we would still live.
  I used to listen to the earth satellites that we and USSR put up in the early days.  I would listen to the Mercury program on the shortwave radio.  I did a space communications column a long long time ago.  There were not many satellites to list at that time.. I am talking about Echo, Project Needles and things a long time ago.  Even my bulletin board system in 1982 had information about the space program.
  So I am a big big fan.
  We agreed to a space station and have international agreements about the space station and we must honor them.  But I am not sure we can afford to spend money on manned space flight at this time.  We have a war in progress and a President that is spending money like crazy.  He wants to break the bank and bring about an end to social programs.  He may kill off space and other things first.