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All about funding. NASA, for example, is about 35 years behind schedule by my math, solely from funding. Now whether throwing money at a public agency would ha
by elastic_church 10y ago
All about funding. NASA, for example, is about 35 years behind schedule by my math, solely from funding.
Now whether throwing money at a public agency would have made advancements in lensing, transistor along with propulsion technology happen quicker. Thats a tougher question that leans towards the "unlikely".
- maverick_iceman 10y agoFunding is not the only issue. Their planning was also a disaster. The Space Shuttle wasted so much money with very little return. If NASA continued with Project Orion and NERVA a Mars colony would have been well established by now.
- bb611 10y agoThe Space Shuttle was fundamentally flawed because NASA compromised with DoD to get it funded. Had NASA been fully funded for space exploration alone they would have made better choices.