Re: The Moon was lost long ago...
"Geoff, you and I agree about quite a lot of things concerning the Moon. The differences are in how much money and what focus NASA should have. I see NASA doing robotic missions to the Moon as long as they don't kill commercial missions already planned."
NASA focus should be on CATS and beyond the Moon. They could help support commercial Moon mission, but are more likely to kill them than not."
"Waste anything but time", is an economically sensible doctrine.
Hoping and waiting for private sector is not a viable solution.
NASA is a institution developed by and for the American public. NASA should work with and for these companies who are trying to create a new frontier.