Obama on NASA's future

President Obama gave a speech today at the Kennedy Space Center. There's a news story recap here and a space politics blog recap here. It all sounds pretty good, albeit with some significant caveats. One, I don't trust the guy to keep his stated commitment to NASA. Two, for anybody who was looking forward to a return to the Moon... forget it. Three, people had better be patient. Obama was talking about a mission to an asteroid in 2025 and to Mars orbit in 2035. Geez, we were able to go from just about zero in terms of launch capability to the surface of the Moon in 8 years and now it will take us 15 years to rendezvous with an asteroid?

Update: Great video with Homer Hickam expressing his skepticism of Obama's announced plan.