In sci.space.history Jeff Findley wrote:
"Kelly McDonald kellymcdonald@" ;
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I wouldn't even say that, I think that the general public just over
estimate the amount of money spent on space today and as a result
don't think we should spend a lot more on it. Doesn't really help when
people start quoting 100 billion dollar price tags for ISS and
trillion dollar mars missions.

While the public may overestimate the total amount of money spent by NASA
each year, when they read news articles that quote the total cost of the ISS
program, many feel that the total amount spent on ISS is a waste. This goes
for other programs as well (like the Genesis mission that cost hundreds of
millions of dollars to put a crater in the desert).

Jeff
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Remove icky phrase from email address to get a valid address.

Keep in mind that each of these people is thinking "What I could do with these
hundreds of millions of dollars", and conveniently forgetting that there are
(in the US, at least) some 280 million people thinking the same thing, and that
if the price tag were split among them, they would see a windfall of about $5,
wich won't even buy a pack of cigarettes, anymore...

And sorry about the email, Jeff. I hit the wrong key when replying. (Hagbard
hangs a "Kick Me" sign on his back...).

Hagbard

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It is because he understands that he is mad.

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