So how about it folks? Ready to put aside our bickering on politics and all get behind a serious lobbying and letter-writing effort?

Been there. Done that.

I've been watching the "Let's All Get the Government To Do Something" crowd since the beginnings of the L-5 Society. Years ago I stood up at an L-5 meeting, back when I was part of a company struggling to raise money for private space transportation (long before Rotary Rocket,) and told them that if they expected the government to bring space to the rest of us, it was going to be a long wait. I haven't changed my mind.

But now it looks like the private sector may finally get its act together. The Falcon launch from SpaceX in a few months will not be as cool-looking as SpaceShipOne, but if it successfully makes orbit, it will be a lot more significant.