...but not, unfortunately, in the US.
The first is UK University and Science Minister David Willetts, who is getting behind space tourism, creating a new spaceport, and finding other ways to leverage the UK's highly successful aerospace industry.
The second is Vladimir Popovkin, the head of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. He has said that Russia will not look to put astronauts on the moon until the presence of water is confirmed. In other words, we should go there when we're ready to stay and do useful things, for prolonged periods--not just to plant a flag.
Hopefully this is a teachable moment for US space policy makers.
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