What presidency will reap the rewards? Obviously nothing will happen before 2020 or even 2024. For now I'd assume democrats win in 2024, isn't that just long enough for NASA to whip something up?
Is a moon mission still prestigious enough for socialists to use it as PR, or is it entirely out of vogue?
>>205944>What presidency will reap the rewards?None.
America is broke. Everybody can see around how her influence is fading, such influence besides the threats of bombings and invasions was always money (inversions and capital injections), now that prospect is mostly gone and China had taken the lead.
And focusing on the space program. Do you know America is currently unable to reach space without Russian engines? Das rite, America has not longer the facilities neither the ready technology to manufacture them.
Houston, we have a problem: Russia threatens to stop supplying engines crucial for US space program:
https://www.rt.com/business/435560-russia-retaliate-sanctions-rocket-engines/