I have a new piece up over at Pajamas Media on space transportation and the Interstate Highway System.
Hey, it was Mike Griffin who made the analogy, not me.
I should also note that while the title is mine, the subheadline is theirs.
[Late afternoon update]
Only Mark Whittington would have the native talent to so misread this piece as to think that I was "expressing astonishment." Of course, it's not the first time that he's fantasized about my views.
[Another update]
Now Mark is fantasizing that I actually want, or expect NASA to build the Interstate to space.
Well, it's totally in character for him.
I sure wish he'd learn to read for comprehension.
I should also note that while the title is mine, the subheadline is theirs.
"Bureaucratic dinosaur" is an oxymoron. The dinosaurs became extinct, but a bureaucracy is forever.
Paul, generally I would agree with that, but somehow the Defense Department and DARPA avoid many of the problems associated with bureaucracy. Especially DARPA. That's why reviving NACA could be a good idea, if it was run with a realization of how easy it is to fall into "the Dinosaur Trap".