Why Newt Gingrich's Moon Colony Is A Good Idea And Why It's Still Not Possible

Florida?s Space Coast has been hit hard by NASA budget cuts and a dwindling interest in space exploration on the part of the US government. And while private space companies like SpaceX are working on their own bold steps to go where no private company has gone before, this is cold comfort to a region ...

Moon or Asteroid? NASA's Next Giant Leap Depends on Who'll Be President

The United States may start working toward establishing a moon colony by 2020, or an asteroid may remain the next target for manned exploration; it depends on who wins this November's presidential election.

Seven days: 27 January–2 February 2012

The week in science: sequencing stock rebounds after takeover bid for Illumina; drug companies and nations team up against neglected diseases; and turmoil at the Global Fund.

Newt Gingrich Proves His Priorities Are Mixed Up with Future Space Ambitions

COMMENTARY | Space reports that Newt Gingrich intends to have a manned colony permanently on the moon by 2020 if he is elected president. Gingrich talked about his space plans to a crowd in Cocoa, Fla., and he also has ambitions to explore Mars. As an American citizen that is concerned with the future economic state, here is why Gingrich is out of touch with the American people regarding his ...

Where the candidates stand on spaceflight

The United States may start working toward establishing a moon colony by 2020, or an asteroid may remain the next target for manned exploration; it depends on who wins this November's presidential election.