Michael Lowrey, Carolina Journal associate editor and John Locke Foundation analyst, examines the likelihood that NASA will continue funding for manned space flight in the future. He delivered these remarks as part of a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society Jan. 12, 2009. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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