Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dismantled

Re:Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dism... by AniseAbyss on Thursday November 19, 2020 @03:26PM (#25153936)

Basically everything that has to do with space is tied into the military. I'm sure the Chinese aren't going to the moon just for science.

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Re:Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dism... by jonathankoren on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:06PM (#25154354)

Same reason the Americans and the Soviets did: national pride.

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Re:Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dism... by tk75x on Friday November 20, 2020 @08:19AM (#25160164)

I'd say it's more "feelings of national inadequacy"

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