You may
hear a lot
about space travel at the
Republican National Convention
The
third night of the
Republican National Convention seems to have a surprising theme emerging.
On July 20, former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, Texas
Senator Ted Cruz and former House speaker Newt Gingrich are tentatively scheduled to give speeches at the
Convention in Cleveland. All three are, to some degree, involved in
space policy and spaceflight advocacy.
Collins was the first woman to command a NASA
space shuttle mission. Both Cruz and Gingrich have a history of advocating for
space exploration, going so far as to propose a new moon base (Gingrich) and support a mission to Mars (Cruz).
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