Happy Election Day to all the readers of Lunar News Network. I voted last month by mail, so now I'm just sitting back and waiting for the ballots to be counted. Since the polls have not closed there is time for one more election report, this one from the Orlando Sentinel:
The two men's policies, however, are more similar than they are different. Both say they will consider postponing the shuttle's retirement date and try to accelerate the development of its replacement, the troubled Ares 1 rocket that won't be ready for launch before 2015. Both also want to boost scientific research aboard the $100 billion international space station, and both question the Bush administration's decision to stop supporting the space station in 2016.
The report moves on from those points of agreement to note some of the more nuanced details of their respective space plans. I'm satisfied that both candidates have expressed support for NASA and the manned space program, whether the economic crisis and subsequent budget cuts will allow them to act on support that remains to be seen.
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