Tom Jones on CC

[docmordrid]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/an-astronauts-thoughts-on-spacex-dragon-success-9645175

[Ben the Space Brit]

It's an intersting little op-ed.  However, I do think it confrirms that US astronauts are begging to have back indigenous US crew launch capability, be that Orion, Dragon or whatever.  One hopes that the policy-makers realise that they need to be encouraging progress, not handing out favours to allies.