Comment on “Oh, the Places we Could Go”

In Amanda Austi’s review of “Oh, the Places we Could Go” by Dennis Overbye, she starts strong with an intro that brings the reader in. She then leads them right into a very descriptive walkthrough of the exhibit that is being shown in the American Museum of Natural History. By making it so clear, it is almost like I am at the exhibit, and can really understand what makes it so great. Amanda does a very good job of summing up the article, especially the section on the future of space travel. The connection made from the exhibit to future space travel was mad very nicely.
That being said, Amanda’s review did have some flaws. She made the mistake of calling what I believe were supposed to be astronomers, astrologists. While it may seem like a little mistake, seeing as astrologists would have as important an opinion as a layman, the error of mistaking the profession is actually quite large. She also says that these “astrologists” believe that the United States will be able to create livable habitats for humans on mars soon, despite the fact that the funding for NASA has decreased greatly and there is no longer a manned flight program in America.
Overall, Amanda did a great job at reviewing this article, and made very clear points. Her opinions on the future of space and what benefits a space program will bring were very insightful, and made a great reason for putting more money into a government space program.