Newt Gingrich: We’re in a space race with China – We must win to protect our economic and national security, Fox “As our legacy space companies and NASA continue to fumble around and protect their prized projects, China is aggressively seeking to overcome the United States as the dominant space- faring nation.” Newt Gingrich trying to sell Trump on a cheap moon plan, politico “Newt Gingrich and an eclectic band […]
Newt Gingrich: A glimpse of America’s future in space in 2024, Fox “If the Trump-Pence team pushes it, Falcon Heavy rockets could have more than 100 launches through 2024. The New Glenn, which will lift almost as much as the Falcon Heavy and will be rated to carry humans from Day One, could add another 20 flights between 2020 and 2024. Together, these approximately 120 heavy commercial flights would lift […]
Keith’s note: Tweets from the “ULCATS Symposium: Igniting An Industrial and National Security Revolution in Space” held this morning in Washington, DC. I asked Newt Gingrich how the Trump Administration could support ULCATS (Ultra-Low Cost Access to Space) such as described in this new report done for the USAF – yet simultaneously support UHCATS – Ultra HIGH Cost Access to Space offered by NASA’s SLS program. Gingrich looked like he […]
Just as the pro-SLS Alabama Mafia thinks that it has a stranglehold on @NASA – @NewtGingrich fights back https://t.co/CKrtvBAct6 pic.twitter.com/MS6pPLLdMw — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 10, 2017
Trump advisers’ space plan: To moon, Mars and beyond, Politco “Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, another commercial space evangelist with close ties to Trump, is also pushing the White House to embark on a major effort to privatize U.S. space efforts. “A good part of the Trump administration would like a lot more aggressive, risk-taking, competitive entrepreneurial approach to space,” Gingrich said in an interview. “A smaller but still powerful […]
Out of this world: Why Gingrich wants to go to space and says GOP turmoil is healthy, Yahoo “Newt Gingrich was famously ridiculed during his 2012 presidential campaign for declaring that he would work toward establishing a colony on the moon if he were elected president. But the former Republican presidential candidate and Speaker of House is still dreaming about space exploration and told “Top Line” he would like to […]
Gingrich criticizes Romney-Ryan space plan, NBC “One-time presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, who promised during the GOP primary to create a U.S. moon colony if elected, criticized Mitt Romney’s plan for space exploration as not being “robust” enough. “The Romney plan for space starts to move in the right direction but could be much more robust,” the former House speaker told NBC News a day after the Republican presidential nominee unveiled […]
Back to the Moon–For a Fraction of the Old Price, Charles Miller “As a former NASA executive, I am saddened by the media response to Newt Gingrich’s proposal that we return to the moon. The mockery and ridicule does America a great disservice. Space exploration and development is an important national issue. It’s not only possible and necessary to safeguard our future–it can be a lot cheaper than anybody dreams.”
Guest Commentary: Moon base is not a loony, Denver Post “The moon continues to surprise and enthrall us with possibilities for scientific breakthroughs, resource utilization, and human exploration. We only scratched the surface of the moon’s potential during the Apollo program, covering an area smaller than Coors Field during Apollo 11. It’s time to go back to the moon — and, this time, to stay.” Ex-NASA exec: Gingrich moon colony […]
Newt defends his space program, Politico “Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday defended his comments about expanding the U.S. space program. “This was not some slip. This was a deliberate effort to start a conversation,” Gingrich said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Last month, Gingrich said during a campaign stop in Florida that by his second term as president the U.S. flag would be planted again on the moon […]
