tyguy20204
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Raoul Duke, you make yourself look more stupid with every post.
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NASA gets funding for Moon and Mars...
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I would rather see the money goto incentives for privatized companies ...but, at least someone is paying attention to one of humankind's most pressing concerns.
Don't worry about Raoul, he'll be hiding out in a ramshackle cabin on the side of a mountain, while we are all booking flights on our first trip to space.
Don't worry about Raoul, he'll be hiding out in a ramshackle cabin on the side of a mountain, while we are all booking flights on our first trip to space.
Phoenix
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Raoul Duke said:
He may not, but perhaps I can
Deny child medication so we can send robot to moon -> evil politician
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not evil politician -> not deny child medication so we can send robot to moon
therefore if you don't want to be an evil politician, you should not deny children medicine so we can send robot to moon.
thusly evil politicians can only recant by spending money on childrens medicine.
JoshuaJSlone
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mrklaw said:
Fixed.Pimpwerx said:
McLesterolBeast
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Building an actual space craft to go to mars or the moon at this point is a waste.
The primary benefit of going there is to satisfy the publics curiosity. The project may create some research opportunities that could benefit society, but those benefits are not even close to comparable to what the funds could otherwise be put towards. Little is gained by actually going to the moon or going to mars. Most technology or scientific breakthroughs can be acheived without the actual trip itself via research that's far less costly.
This isn't about funding nasa and funding research, this is specifically about funding trips to mars and/or the moon.
From a foreigners perspective, im all for it. The money used isn't out of my pocket and i stand to benefit just as much as every american who is forced to forego social benefits in order to fund the programs.
The primary benefit of going there is to satisfy the publics curiosity. The project may create some research opportunities that could benefit society, but those benefits are not even close to comparable to what the funds could otherwise be put towards. Little is gained by actually going to the moon or going to mars. Most technology or scientific breakthroughs can be acheived without the actual trip itself via research that's far less costly.
This isn't about funding nasa and funding research, this is specifically about funding trips to mars and/or the moon.
From a foreigners perspective, im all for it. The money used isn't out of my pocket and i stand to benefit just as much as every american who is forced to forego social benefits in order to fund the programs.
NASA's annual budget: About $17 billion
US Military's annual budget: About $950 billion.
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Overall Department of Health: $642 billion
Can we get a little perspective here? NASA at this point is a drop in the bucket.
Also, the article is not saying NASA is getting new funding, only that their current budget is in line with their budget in the Apollo days if you take in to account inflation.
US Military's annual budget: About $950 billion.
Edit (more):
Overall Department of Health: $642 billion
Can we get a little perspective here? NASA at this point is a drop in the bucket.
Also, the article is not saying NASA is getting new funding, only that their current budget is in line with their budget in the Apollo days if you take in to account inflation.
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