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Re:Gene Cernan has died by RugnirViking on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @04:48AM (#13416214)
The economy doesn't come into it. Consider the continued operation of such things as the IIS, which have no compelling reason to continue to exist. Research alone is a good enough reason, plus the potential for sponsorship/tv rights etc also recouping some of the costs for such things
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Re:Gene Cernan has died by throwaway91111 on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @10:57AM (#13418549)
That is depressing as hell: we'll just throw money at something that makes good propaganda rather than makes sense to invest in.
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