The "Rebel Billionaire" Is NOT Reality TV... It's
Nonsense
For the few of you who actually suffered through one of the
latest attempts at Reality TV, The Richard Branson "Rebel
Billionaire" program has been an uncommon disappointment. To those
of us in aviation, it's also a truly low moment.. in that a
fascinating program that has already brought the wonders of Zero
Gravity flight to hundreds of people, was unfairly and inaccurately
portrayed for the sake of cheap ratings...
This could get ugly -- word of plans that the Pentagon wants to
cut $30 billion out of the budgets of companies like
Lockheed-Martin and Northrop-Grumman. Those two companies would
reportedly bear the brunt of cuts to weapons systems across the
board.
NASA started the year on an upbeat and positive note, when
President George W. Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration
on January 14. His announcement at NASA Headquarters in Washington
of a robust space exploration program to advance US scientific,
security and economic interests became the keystone for NASA's
transformation.
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