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The ISS has the benefit of more jobs and pork that Congress can farm out to various different congressional districts. The SSC would have resulted in jobs prim
by Patrick_Devine 12y ago
The ISS has the benefit of more jobs and pork that Congress can farm out to various different congressional districts. The SSC would have resulted in jobs primarily in Texas, and mostly in short term construction instead of ongoing contracts.
- restalis 12y agoYou're right. Add there the fact that ISS serves also as a ground for international cooperation. There is therefore both an economical reason and a political one involved.