At Saturday night’s Republican presidential discussion in Des Moines, Iowa, Residence Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Any time Romney was asked by the moderator to describe how his / her positions differed from that regarding Gingrich, Romney brought up, as a rather unexpected example, which Gingrich supported the development of huge lunar colonies, whereas Romney didn't. “We could start with his / her idea to have a lunar colony that would mine mineral deposits from the Moon,” Romney said. “I’m not in favor of spending that kind of money to do that.” The fishing line was greeted along with laughter from the controversy audience.
Gingrich, in his reaction, brought up space. “I’m happy with trying to find things that give young people a reason to study science and math concepts and technology, and telling them that at some point in their lifetime that they may dream of going to the Celestial body overhead, they can dream of going to Mars,” he said. “I grew up in a very generation where the area program was genuine, where it was important, exactly where, frankly, it is sad that NASA has become so bureaucratized.” He then mentioned Iowa State University, just up the road in the debate in Ames, as one example of a place doing “brilliant things” which attract students. “I’m happy to defend the idea that America should be in space and should be generally there in an aggressive, business owner way.”
Gingrich, in his reaction, brought up space. “I’m happy with trying to find things that give young people a reason to study science and math concepts and technology, and telling them that at some point in their lifetime that they may dream of going to the Celestial body overhead, they can dream of going to Mars,” he said. “I grew up in a very generation where the area program was genuine, where it was important, exactly where, frankly, it is sad that NASA has become so bureaucratized.” He then mentioned Iowa State University, just up the road in the debate in Ames, as one example of a place doing “brilliant things” which attract students. “I’m happy to defend the idea that America should be in space and should be generally there in an aggressive, business owner way.”
