Blog in the Fog

I see no sense in letting the election cycle end without adding my two cents. With so many issues on the table, both real and imagined, I have noticed that neither candidate has mentioned NASA or the space program. With construction of the International Space Station winding down we are nearing the end of the Space Shuttle Program. What will take its place? A program called Constellation is earmarked (our candidates should love that word) to begin on the heels of the soon to be phased out shuttle program. Constellation is an ambitious hybrid of old and new technologies designed to service the space station, return to the moon and eventually ferry humans to Mars. While it remains relatively inexpensive by federal government standards, one wonders if the will to continue funding it really exists for either candidate or for anyone in Washington. Pay attention in the weeks and months to come.