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They are being awarded about what it costs for a couple months for the wars in Iraq. Sigh, our priorities suck.

• transfire 12y ago
  It even worse than that b/c a new administration will come in and turn everything on its head again. "Sorry SpaceX, we changed our mind. Oh, you can't afford for us to change our mind? Terribly sorry to drive you out of business. But you can't blame us. It was the other parties fault."
  • ck2 12y ago
    Actually, Russia being aholes helps guarantee their funding. If Russia did a 180 and suddenly behaved itself and left Ukraine, maybe your scenario could happen but what is the likelyhood of that.
    • cal5k 12y ago
      Human spaceflight has really only ever been well-funded in response to a Russian (or Soviet) threat. So bring on the new cold war!
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