Congress wants to eliminate competition in the commercial space program.

[Space Racer]

They say they will save money by allowing one company to have a monopoly and kicking the others out. But the NASA-sponsored competition among private companies for commercial transportation contracts costs less than the price of one shuttle launch.

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120513/COLUMNISTS0207/305130011/Matt-Reed-terrible-vote-spaceflight?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Opinion&nclick_check=1

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120513/COLUMNISTS0405/305130045/John-Kelly-Congress-could-kill-rocket-builders-new-space-race?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Space%20News

[tunnel_rat]

The gov't are monetary morons. They couldn't manage a bake sale, let alone a space program. The only space Obama knows is the emptiness between his ears. Let the proletariat have at it, and we'll be to Jupiter before you know it.

[Space Racer]

This guy makes a lot of sense:

http://www.policymic.com/articles/8390/spacex-paves-new-future-for-private-space-exploration-but-congress-could-ruin-all-progress