This week, on the eve of the U.S. election, the Gralien Gang is holed up in the bunker like political activists in some foreign embassy, as we await the passing of the impending “election of doom.” In advance of the election melee, we take a look at what affect the outcome of this political year may have on science, and particularly space exploration.

Historians often have said that we study the past, so that we will not make the same mistakes as those who came before us. Therefore, recapp