Another Hampton Job Loss OpEd

NASA funding orbits off course (Opinion), Virginia Pilot

“With limited funds and a yawning budget deficit, there simply aren’t enough bucks to pay for both space exploration and aeronautics research. Is it wise to do both? Sure, Americans glean some benefit from space exploration. But aeronautics funding is arguably a better, more practical investment for our everyday lives.”

Editor’s note: The (unknown) author of this OpEd piece doesn’t bother to explain why aeronautics funding is “arguably a better, more practical investment for our everyday lives.” As such one has to assume that this all comes down to jobs – jobs that will be lost in Hampton.