Now, under Obama’s new and sensible space policy, the US government is planning to focus on flying to Mars and so-called “near-Earth objects,” purchasing routine transportation to the International Space Station from companies such as SpaceX (instead of from the Russian space program at $60 million or so per astronaut for every round-trip). What the Dragon moment makes clear is that the ability to commercialize innovation, not just to create it, is what has made the US economy so robust over the long run.
现在，在奥巴马合理的太空新政下，美国政府计划将重点放在飞往火星及所谓的“近地天体”上，而将国际空间站的常规往返列入从SpaceX等公司的采购对象（而不是以每名宇航员往返约合6000万美元的价格从俄罗斯航天计划进行采购）。 “龙”时刻清楚地表明，实现创新商业化，而不是单纯的创新能力，是美国经济长期繁荣的核心所在。