Not long ago, I wrote that it would be a good idea to turn human space exploration from NASA’s responsibility to the private sector.
Imagine how happy I was to see a blog post from Dallas entitled, NASA Believes in the Free Market.
The headline promised auspicious news – another efficiency from free exchange – the adoption of an idea that libertarians have long supported. We believe in exploration, and that human space exploration and travel will develop most robustly with private incentives.
I was disappointed when I read the post: NASA is trying to sell some of its aging space shuttles. That’s hardly the the privatization of space exploration; it’s more like government as flea market and yard sale.
Optimist that I am, I had hoped the headline meant more; optimist that I yet remain, I believe even this step is a step in the right direction.