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So in your opinion there are no benefits or insufficient benefits to justify the government taking an active interest and investing money in ensuring that the U

by natch 9y ago

So in your opinion there are no benefits or insufficient benefits to justify the government taking an active interest and investing money in ensuring that the US has good continuing access to space that is at least somewhat under our own control? (As opposed to potentially under the control of governments of other, possibly enemy, countries)?

vkou 9y ago
This is a loaded question. 1. I believe that the Department of State's obsession with maintaining the American empire through globe-spanning military dominance is insane. 2. If I did not believe that #1 is insane, yes, I would say that NASA is playing an important role in the US offense industry. (Maybe? Who knows, it's all classified.) 3. Most of the people on HN who strongly support more funding for NASA do so out of either their scientific work, Star Trek romanticism, or both. Military applications rank a distant third.