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Re:NASA not ready for dangers of deep space, auditors say by dinosammy on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:49AM (#10615551)
Humans on mars would inspire future generations with dreams of space travel, which will make them more likely to support higher levels of NASA funding?
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Re:NASA not ready for dangers of deep space, auditors say by jcranmer on Monday November 23, 2015 @12:19PM (#10615721)
You mean like how landing on the moon did wonders for NASA's budget?
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Re:NASA not ready for dangers of deep space, auditors say by eric_h on Monday November 23, 2015 @12:54PM (#10615984)
More like how the landing on the moon spawned SpaceX, Scaled Composites, etc. - It made people keep shooting for the moon.
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Re:NASA not ready for dangers of deep space, auditors say by TeMPOraL on Monday November 23, 2015 @01:05PM (#10616049)
Sadly, the more useful something is, the more it is underfunded.
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