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Re:Galileo Project now fully funded for expedition to study ... by adastra22 on Saturday September 17, 2022 @05:37AM (#32876134)
This funding is from people interested in the ET angle. Aliens is how you get the money.
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Re:Galileo Project now fully funded for expedition to study ... by cronix on Saturday September 17, 2022 @12:24PM (#32878753)
Right, "a search for new life" will always trump "a search for new mineral" in the eyes of the public and likely most of the scientific community.
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