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Old April 2nd 18, 02:37 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Chris L Peterson
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Default Tabby's Star Dimming Again

On Mon, 2 Apr 2018 05:14:19 -0700 (PDT), Gary Harnagel
wrote:

And do you REALLY believe
gov't bureaucrats would spend the money as wisely as corporations?


In general, yes. Public funding is pretty much the only thing that has
ever worked for scientific research that was long term or which didn't
promise immediate commercial results (or in some cases, didn't suggest
any commercial results at all).