Mr. Gingrich loves the idea of establishing a lunar colony to exploit the moon鈥檚 mineral resources. Mitt Romney, Gingrich鈥檚 top challenger for the nomination, chose that as his top example of an area of disagreement with Gingrich at the Dec. 10 debate.
鈥淚'm not in favor of spending that kind of money to do that,鈥� said Mr. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts.
Gingrich鈥檚 response: 鈥淚'm happy to defend the idea that America should be in space and should be there in an aggressive, entrepreneurial way.鈥�
The former speaker mentioned moon colonies at a recent town hall meeting in Bluffton, S.C., when a student asked about working for NASA. But it鈥檚 not clear that Gingrich believes lunar colonies should be funded publicly. In the past, he has proposed cutting back on NASA and incentivizing private companies to offer space travel.
