The rise of the commercial space industry is a truly exciting development that we should be celebrating and liberating. Instead, a huge portion of the reaction is to condemn the ultra-productive people leading this industry as well as trying to loot this new industry.🧵
Looting the space industry: US Congressman @RepBlumenauer's immediate reaction to recent space triumphs was call for a hefty tax on trips to space that he deems to "produce nothing of scientific value." But every step of commercializing space travel is of crucial long-term value.
We should be getting out of the way of space innovators so that they can bring the benefits of space travel--including the wonders of space tourism--to the masses. I know I certainly would love to be able to afford a trip to space--the ultimate vacation destination.
The excuse of @RepBlumenauer and other would-be looters of the commercial space industry is that they're concerned about CO2 emissions. But the industry is a trivial source of emissions. Anyone who actually cares about CO2 emissions focuses on decriminalizing nuclear energy.
Instead of supporting the decriminalization of nuclear energy, @RepBlumenauer proudly supports the Green New Deal, which excludes nuclear, as well as "renewable" subsidies that defund nuclear. He claims to not oppose nuclear, but this is totally empty given his other positions.
At this crucial point in the history of commercial space travel, we need elected officials who are consistently pro-technology, pro-innovation, and pro-freedom. We want America to be the leader in this field, not an overregulated and looted follower.
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