Agreed. As conservatives we are better than to trash something that isn't understood. The space program brought us countless advances we take for granted. They see articles where a NASA scientist pushes global warming and they think everyone there only shills on that. NASA like any government agency is filled with it's share of worthless bureaucrats but it just needs real executive leadership. NASA is being forced to compete and off-load it's work to private firms which is a healthy change. Obama drastically cut NASA and then changed it's research priority from getting to Mars to . If we get beat to Mars by China or another country set to weaponize space we will be in real trouble.
1903 -Wright brothers first flight, 1969 - Man lands on the moon - total 63 years 1975-2018 - Skylab and the Space shuttle and international space station 43 years.
Spent more money in the last 43 years for little. Got more of a return from unmanned Hubble telescopes and deep space probes. All we really have to show for it was "Diversity 1sts! First black guy in space! First chick to pilot a space shuttle! In the evolution for conquest of space, this doesn't move the ball! Trump is right. No bucks for no Buck Rogers! We should go back to the moon (Mars is a worthless endeavor)