We Have Lift-Off

For the first time ever, a space shuttle capsule has been launched into outer space and orbited by a privately run firm. Without anyone actually in the ship, SpaceX wanted to prove that it's product, the Dragon, could make trips to the International Space Station and back. Earlier this year there was a battle amongst Congress arguing over a private firms right to launch something into outer space. Ironically, it was the Democrats who called for private firms and Republicans who wanted government only launches. Is this an area where the U.S. government should be allowed to make decisions? What is the future of private and government run space launches? And there's a video..