Bush to achieve 1969 by 2015.



Perhaps the most relevant part of this story is that, "An extended human presence on the moon "will enable astronauts to develop new technologies and harness the moon's abundant resources to allow manned exploration of more challenging environments," the White House said in a prepared statement.""

Or should that read, "will enable Haliburton to... harness the moon's abundant resources...". Cheap shot, I know, but this idea is so ridiculous that it is what I'm reduced to. Don't we already have a multi-billion dollar, space-based iniative of dubious practical merit?

Gregg Easterbrook discusses/disects/discredits the purpose and the science behind this truly remarkable development.