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mike777, on Apr 22 2006, 07:29 PM, said:
I want to see my tax dollars go towards this.
1) I think the combination of some worthwhile basic research coming out of it and inspiring dreams is worth the money spent.
2) There is some basic science that says the more dispersed a species is the greater chance for survival.
3) Corporate and oversees monies are flowing into space research.
1) I think the combination of some worthwhile basic research coming out of it and inspiring dreams is worth the money spent.
2) There is some basic science that says the more dispersed a species is the greater chance for survival.
3) Corporate and oversees monies are flowing into space research.
1) This just isn't true IMHO. Spin-off from space flight development is vastly overstated, it's very marginal and in no relation to the costs. Experiments done in manned space flights are way too expensive and add very little benefit compared to experiments done via unmanned space flight or zero-gravity simulators. If you want scientists understand what mars is like, there is no benefit of sending men close to it compared to sending a couple of probes.
2) Great. We spend a billion so that if the earth crashes, 4 people in a space station can survive until they run out of food.
3) Huh? Anyway, an edge for the US then if it spends its money on unmanned space flight and other research instead.
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