DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — Heads up, investors! The International Space Station might soon be up for grabs.<br /><br />The Washington Post reports that Trump is planning to cut off funding to the ISS after 2024, and wants to instead turn it over to the private sector.<br /><br />In his vision of events, the space station would be a commercially run venture. NASA won't be managing, and will be just another client.<br /><br />Of course, at the moment, the president doesn't have anything specific in mind, but he will be requesting $150 million in funding to hammer out the plan.<br /><br />For all we know, it could be goodbye science experiments and hello space hotels. Or … not, because man that's an expensive commute.<br /><br />If the U.S. does give up its space outpost, there's no doubt Russia and China are going to swoop in to lead the space race.<br /><br />Apart from Trump and NASA's new administrator though, no one else seems onboard this privatization mission. The Republicans hate it; with Ted Cruz calling the idea extremely stupid.<br /><br />Here's hoping someone, everyone, can stop this madness.
