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Sheik Yerbouti

Sheik Yerbouti

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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't NASA's funding part of a national budget? So the government allocated them that much money and not simply a case of NASA taking as much as they want from the national budget or something?

    And even if it wasn't didn't of Mars exploration, it would've been spent on something else NASA would've chosen to spend on, right ?
     

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    Zlatan

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    Jun 9, 2003
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    The Curr said:
    Two billion dollars to go to Mars. It could have been spent so much better here on Earth. Anyone disagree?
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    Strongly disagree, if anything more money should be invested into science, exploration, discovery, mankind will benefit from it in the long run.


    And two billion is nothing to go to Mars, considering how much mooney is wasted on truly unncessary things.
     

    Zlatan

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    Jun 9, 2003
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    Sheik Yerbouti said:
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't NASA's funding part of a national budget? So the government allocated them that much money and not simply a case of NASA taking as much as they want from the national budget or something?

    And even if it wasn't didn't of Mars exploration, it would've been spent on something else NASA would've chosen to spend on, right ?
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    Yep. And NASA's total all time budget is smaller than the annual defense budget of the US.
     
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    Zlatan said:
    Strongly disagree, if anything more money should be invested into science, exploration, discovery, mankind will benefit from it in the long run.


    And two billion is nothing to go to Mars, considering how much mooney is wasted on truly unncessary things.
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    Not only that, today society is still heavily reaping the benefits of the inventions developed as a result of the 1960s Apollo program and spun off to the consumer market:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5893387/Apollo-11-moon-landing-top-15-Nasa-inventions.html

    Nobody in industry is prepared to fund that kind of R&D today. Nobody.
     
    Juventino[RUS]

    Juventino[RUS]

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    Mar 9, 2006
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    Big question for all - if i will go to the church/mosque and i will pray there with "demonic" dances with asking god/jesus/allah/mohammed to remove the president/leader of my country from his current position what punishment awaits me? I know that if you will do something like that in Saudi Arabia and probably Iran you will finish ur days without head but what about north america, south america, europe, asia ? Pussy Riot were sentenced to 2 years because of 1 minute praying ceremony in punk style.
     
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    Why does the pope use a car with bulletproof windows? I mean if god willed he died why are we stopping it? Why is that allowed and condoms not? Does the Pope receive medical treatment?
     
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    I believe that children are the future.
    Treat them well and let them lead way.
    Show them all the beauty they possess inside.
    Give them a sense of pride...
     
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