February 3rd, 2010
Hydrogen Convergence of Obama’s Plans for NASA
We at the ebTDesign Forum enthusiastically support President Barack Obama’s plans for NASA as long at they include funding for hydrogen convergence at airports. If the funding will only support the development of “spaceports” then it will be just another step toward a very slippery slope that disenfranchises small town Americans. We see airport improvement as an additional challenge NASA must address in order to fully realize commercial space flight.
National policy is most effective when it takes into account regional differences. Any plan that only benefits coastal states ignores the economic reality of lack luster job growth which confronts the nation as a whole. Unless, we can hold the center of the country and not abandon it to outside interests, then the working and middle class will never recover.
As we discussed in yesterday’s blog segment, airports enable lifestyle choices that greatly benefit hometown communities. They allow small town sea turtles to return to the communities they grew up in without giving up the face time required for establishing and growing business relationships. These are the same relationships that can be invaluable to the overall health and welfare of rural regions.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke of President Obama’s desire to enhance the focus on commercial partnerships. We at the ebTDesign Forum would also like to remind Administrator Bolden of NASA’s other middle name which is Aeronautics. Any NASA plan that does not include at least some programs like hydrogen convergence which benefit aviation and airport systems does not live up to the historic spirit of this storied organization.
Zachary Alexander
Concepts: airports, hydrogen, NASA, Obama, sea turtles