Can't all space nerds get along?

Something all the "space nerds" should be able to agree on is reducing
launch costs. It works out best for everybody: NASA can launch more
manned missions with the budget they have (and if they get more bang
for the buck, it will be easier to argue they should be given more
bucks); NASA can launch more UNmanned missions with the budget they
have (and if they get more bang for the buck, it will be easier to
argue they should be given more bucks); the private sector can put
through things like space tourism, SSPS, and yes, the O'Neillian dream
of huge rotating habitats could at last become a reality. Even the
military would benefit.