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The russian space program and their entanglement with NASA is something I would really like to keep going forward. I think I understand the other factors, but t
by eiji 12y ago
The russian space program and their entanglement with NASA is something I would really like to keep going forward.
I think I understand the other factors, but this helps to keep US politics in check, even if just by a tiny bit.
- JPKab 12y agoIf you think that anything space related has pull on US politics, you are wrong. Our current congress would cut NASA's funding in a heartbeat if it remotely conflicted with any of their interests.
- avelis 12y agoThis is unfortunately true per Neil Degrasse Tyson's (NDT) speech in front of Congress to increase NASA's federal budget. It currently stands at 0.48% of the Federal Budget. There is a great youtube video highlighted NDT's points on this. I believe the video was around the initiative http://www.penny4nasa.org http://www.penny4nasa.org
- yincrash 12y agoSanctions are worthless as a chess move if we're willing to still give them tons of money through things like NASA.
- bayesianhorse 12y agoThe only thing keeping US politics "in check" is US citizens. So far, I'd rather have a world "slightly dominated" by the US rather than by the Chinese or Russians...
- jrjr 12y agoI agree the entanglement is a good thing, but our dependence on them might have been contributory to their boldness on Ukraine, deterrence is still needed. Cooperation and interdependence prevents these events.