Do Americans hate space policy? New Moon Rising's only sold about 500 copies to date, according to very credible sources. Although I haven't read the book myself, I understand that it focuses on space policy issues that nevertheless fascinate me. It would therefore seem that I am so far out of the mainstream that I'm out in Left stream or something. Maybe we'll never get enough political support for a Mars program then? Regardless, any politicians that back the new space exploration initiative seem to be doing so without much of an expectation of political gain beyond that which is merely pork-related. I had no idea how challenged our cause is, though....