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Re:Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 l... by elastic_church on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:04PM (#13708203)
All about funding. NASA, for example, is about 35 years behind schedule by my math, solely from funding.

Now whether throwing money at a public agency would have made advancements in lensing, transistor along with propulsion technology happen quicker. Thats a tougher question that leans towards the "unlikely".

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Re:Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 l... by maverick_iceman on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @05:31PM (#13709860)
Funding is not the only issue. Their planning was also a disaster. The Space Shuttle wasted so much money with very little return. If NASA continued with Project Orion and NERVA a Mars colony would have been well established by now.
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Re:Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 l... by bb611 on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @06:24PM (#13710229)
The Space Shuttle was fundamentally flawed because NASA compromised with DoD to get it funded. Had NASA been fully funded for space exploration alone they would have made better choices.
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