Burt Rutan weighs in

[steve82]

Now this is interesting. Burt Rutan, the only maverick rocket man who has ever actually flown people into space (sub-orbital, that is) and is always being held up as the example has come out sharply criticizing NASA's plans to rely on the commercial companies:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... tions_news

 

[nimbus]

Apparently some misunderstanding due to Rutan's choice of words:
http://www.hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index ... emid=18933
I'm not quoting it to stay within SDC rules. It's a very short read, click and see for yourself.

 

[steve82]

He seems to clearly understand the difference between human exploration and transportation, which the proponents of the new policy hope the public does not.

 

[nimbus]

And we're off on another partisan rant.