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Originally Posted by iron_jones
Lot of better **** governments could be funding rather than space exploration.
Get your **** together and THEN worry about what's in space.
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It's a bit of a false dilemma to say "either space exploration or [insert program of your choice]." NASA's funding is less than one percent of the US federal budget, so I find it dubious that NASA's funding is a major reason for the termination of other government programs. SpaceX is a private company whose operation can be funded by either government contracts, satellite companies, or private investors (though I suspect the first two will probably be dominant for the time being).
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Originally Posted by Sight Unseen
This is mostly political posturing, and will have no real effects. The Russians need the space station as much as we do. Also, the United States has a large enough stockpile of cheap, reliable Russian rocket engines to last for several years.
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Yes, in all likelihood this is just political hot air (assuming Putin and Rogozin still have brains). Though frankly the only reason for my "enthusiasm" is that this may provide some incentive for our government to spend some more on NASA and space exploration.
05-14-2014, 02:10 PM
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