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To: Arm_Bears
The US space program has produced countless benefits

Malarky -- the manned space program has produced MINISCULE benefits for the amount of money spent. Hardly any return on equity at all. Virtually all advances have come from privately funded research and military (unmanned) programs.

17 posted on 01/26/2012 8:15:15 AM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture (Could be worst in 40 years))
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To: steve86
Malarky -- the manned space program has produced MINISCULE benefits for the amount of money spent. Hardly any return on equity at all. Virtually all advances have come from privately funded research and military (unmanned) programs.

Tang was invented by NASA.
Teflon was invented by NASA.
Florescent lghtbulbs were invented by NASA.

Just to name a few.

63 posted on 01/26/2012 10:28:08 AM PST by Lazamataz (Norm Lenhart knows nothing about reloading.)
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