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It's 1.4% of discretionary spending today. That's only the principal; another 10X+ is interest payments. Exploring beyond what we have explored so far (e.g. hum
by genwin 14y ago
It's 1.4% of discretionary spending today. That's only the principal; another 10X+ is interest payments. Exploring beyond what we have explored so far (e.g. humans on Mars) would take it far higher.
- jlgreco 14y agoExactly, it is piss in an ocean. Regardless, people like you are actually the reason I am thankful that SpaceX exists. It really doesn't matter to them what people like you think, thank FSM...
- genwin 14y agoI support private space exploration, if they recompense the public for any damage they do (unlike, say, mining companies).
- SudarshanP 14y agoDo you really believe that spending trillions fighting for oil is somehow money better spent?? Do you have any clue how much the US blows away on airconditioning in Afghanistan? Study: Patent Trolls Cost Companies $29 Billion Last Year It sad that people still believe Space Colonization is so pointless.
- genwin 14y ago> Do you really believe that spending trillions fighting for oil is somehow money better spent?? No, and I didn't imply that either.