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Originally Posted by DGthe3
If it weren't for NASA you wouldn't have the computer you are using to read this right now. The exploration of space prompted the development of powerful, lightweight electronics. And if you don't like them for their practical value, appreciate them for their strategic military value. The technology for space based telescopes to peer into space is quickly adapted for spy satellites to find hidden bunkers. There are countless other examples I could cite if you wish.
But they are incredibly wasteful in their resources. As an organization, NASA has a lot of serious issues.
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I agree with you. Me and my FIL had this conversation recently. That's why I said MOST of NASA. But do we really need to go back to the moon? Do we really need a manned mision to Mars?
National security, Cell service, Info services (tv, internet and such) are all a good product of NASA inovation. But why do we need to spend TP money on deep space exploration? If there was no national deficit and no national debt and companies like GM, Ford and Chrysler weren't teetering on the edge of ruin, I would be all for it.