Having been deeply involved in the U.S. human spaceflight program during both the Apollo and space shuttle eras, I fully agree with Robert Zubrin's position in the Feb. 22 Space News that NASA needs goals, destinations and milestones ["NASA Needs a Destination," page 19]. Without a destination, NASA tends to revert to being a politically driven jobs and industrial base make-work program, frustrating the many dedicated government and industry employees working in the space program.
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