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Originally Posted by irpq11
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.
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A moon mission will be a stepping stone for a mars mission. You're all for the innovation that NASA has generated thus far, but who knows what developments will be made for a mission to Mars. It is the destiny of humanity to explore, it has been that way for millenia. There isn't much left to explore on Earth except the deep sea. You never know when a planet busting asteroid will come our way. Or how bad the next ice age will get. So ultimately, if the human race is to survive indefinitely, we need to get off this planet. The sooner the better.
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That was
waay deeper than I intended. And off topic. Sorta.