The Man Who Sold the Moon

Remember Heinlein's novella, The Man Who Sold the Moon? I reread it a while ago and became convinced that Google's business plan used the story as a template. The reason they're making so much money is so that we can finally start a space program that gets things done. (When I was a girl I was sure I'd be living on a frontier planet by now.)

So this article in today's WaPo caught my attention and made me smile.

Google Backs Moon Challenge
Millions Are Offered for Privately Funded Lunar Probes

Oh yes.