I don't want profits in space ... I want the benefits of space exploration to belong to every citizen of the United States, and by extension to every human being on the planet, not just the people that invest in Elon Musk's company.

No this is a free forum for people to express their opinions either pro or against the article in question. I want my government exploring and exploiting space not private companies.

I don't trust their accounting.

Their only customer is NASA ... the only reason they have their vehicle and rocket this far advanced is because of NASA guarantees for their investment ... its a NASA vehicle and a NASA Commercial Space Program project ...

That's semantics in the extreme.

This particular spaceship is 100% bought and paid for by NASA ... so ... its not private ...

Do you understand how fundamentally different this event is to 9/11??

Neil DeGrasse Tyson was inspired by his trips to the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium.

Inside the building.

The tent that Enterprise will be displayed in on the deck of the Intrepid is only a "temporary" display location until they raise the money to build this permanent display building right across 12th Avenue from the Intrepid.

To all the people that think Houston was robbed ... I say this ... I would much rather have NASA extend its outreach and improve its visibility to under-served and under-represented areas of the country like the Northeast US than to continually "preach to the choir" and stay in the safe places its always been, places…

From everything I've heard there is a sense of entitlement in Houston's politicians that was unappealing to the site selectors ... I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Johnson Space Center's own future as an important NASA Asset is at stake if they keep electing the wrong kinds of local politicians ...

You really can't make a distinction between a NASA 747 carrying a shuttle and the 9/11 Terrorist attacks???

My point is that NASA and New York do have connections ... NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center has a Center for Space Studies at Columbia University as well: [www.giss.nasa.gov]

This is the third or fourth time I've read about this study and I still don't understand what the researcher's point is ...

The dust plate with the American Flag on it was made with aluminum recovered from the WTC site too.

The Houston politicians fucked it up with an overwhelming lack of enthusiasm and a sense of entitlement that led to inaction before the selections were made so they lost ... they didn't deserve it in the end ... I'm sorry to say this but that attitude by Houston's elites towards the space program may put JSC's entire…

The Rock Abrasion Tool on the Mars Rovers was built by a Manhattan company.

Houston's politicians didn't fight strongly enough for it so they lost it ... Houston's place as a center of the Space Program is in jeopardy as long as they keep voting for politicians like Ron Paul ...