Spider on the Web 1 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #1

Published: Aug. 24, 2011, 10:44 p.m.

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #1: Space Tourism
\n\xa9 2007 by Spider Robinson
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\nI\u2019ve spent several decades rebutting silly complaints about \u201cmoney wasted in space.\u201d Dollars have been spent getting there\u2014but every single buck stopped here, on the ground, in the pocket of some smart person. Furthermore, every dollar NASA spent earned thirteen dollars back. Look what it got them: a manned space program that barely exists and has little future.