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Government-only model? >> well, the government is always going to have a big part in this, and let me just make one correction. there isnt nearly as much private money going into these efforts as most people think. what has funded spacex, for instance, primarily has been nasa. not only the commercial crew program but the commercial cargo program. theyre customer es. spacex customers are nasa, other governments and military. and so you cant have those private ventures unless you have a government...

Thats right. welcome back. nasa has been building rockets and sending humans in into space since its formation in the 60s. now jumping into the space industry. whos better equipped to handle or forays to the stars? nasa or the private sector? this is old school versus new school and joining me tonight, dr. mary ellen weber, she was a nasa astronaut ten years. shes a veteran of two space flights, and on the other side representing the new school is peter suederman, senior editor at "reason" magaz...

Great job in getting us forward and moving us forward. no, you cant just look at a given stunt here or there and say that thats what its all about. if were going to become a space-bearing civilization it is about the slog. it is about figuring out how to launch, rapidly, repeatedly. thats what the space shuttle program was all about. it may not seem as sexy to the general population, but if we truly are going to integrate space travel into our society, into our civilization, you have to do these...