Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
by BobbyJo on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @02:43PM
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Have to +1 this. A lot (most?) of NASA's funding is directed toward keeping people employed and skilled, as opposed to accomplishing goals, as with a lot of government money. NASA could do a LOT more with the funding they already have, if they were willing to divest from older technologies and vendors, but the politics of its funding doesn't allow that.
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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
by krainboltgreene on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @04:11PM
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> A lot (most?) of NASA's funding is directed toward keeping people employed and skilled, as opposed to accomplishing goals
This is so hilarious wrong I don't even know where to start.
> but the politics of its funding doesn't allow that.
The post that you are agreeing with says that "funding" is not the reason for their plan.
Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
by BobbyJo on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @04:52PM
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> This is so hilarious wrong I don't even know where to start.
Anywhere at all would be better than nowhere. I worked for a defense contractor for a few years, so I'm basing my comment on my experience there.
> The post that you are agreeing with says that "funding" is not the reason for their plan.
Not sure what you are saying here.