Good Riddance to the Moon Trip

The Bush idea was nothing but a vu graf* generator in the first place. but now, even the CEO of Lockheed-Martin can figure out that a space ship to the moon makes no sense.

I would look at keeping the shuttle form factor, but lower the cargo demand and add fuel for the retro home. The next and easiest thing we need to do is build large aperture mirrors, 30 meters in diameter, in near earth orbit. We can push these things around, they are lightweight. Then lets take a deep and close look everywhere.

* A vu graf generator is a government program that everyone knows will not come to fruition, but it pays to pretend.