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Grumpier Than Uncle Joe
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« on: July 21, 2011, 12:30:18 PM »
Not sad.......yeah yeah NASA's budget is such a small percentage, blah, blah, blah.
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2011, 12:44:59 PM »
Quote from: True Federalist on July 21, 2011, 12:44:03 PM
Manned space flight has been a piece of high tech pork for about four decades now.  Unfortunately, the Imperial Space Station will still continue to be a boondoggle paid for by the taxpayers.

Wow, you might be the only one who agrees with me! 
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2011, 07:44:15 AM »
Quote from: Sibboleth on July 22, 2011, 07:16:57 AM
How does the scrapping of decades-old technology mark a retreat in 'America's ambitions' (whatever they are)?

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