This has nothing to do with elections, but is historic.  Today Space Shuttle Atlantis landed and America no longer leads the world in space exploration. 

I have this piece at Pajamas Media: Obama pulls the plug on a great run in space.

Bryan Preston has this piece at Pajamas also: What’s Next for America in Space?

And Hans von Spakovsky provides some personal stories about growing up around the space program in Hunstville, Alabama in “Archiving the Space Program.”:

“Growing up in Huntsville allowed me to witness the development of an epic project that testified to the can-do spirit of America, our innovative talent and technological prowess, and our reach into the future. As Christian very aptly says, it is nations at the vanguard of exploration that determine the course of human history. Our endeavors to conquer the final frontier were not just symbolic of America’s push to advance; it was a key part of our rise as a world power. Now it seems like our formerly active space program, like the shuttle Atlantis, will end up in a museum.”