[Nowhere Man]

I'm still letting this soak in. Absolutely incredible. I think this is actually even more momentous than the Apollo moon landings. And this would never have been possible if the space program was not govt funded. Why? Because this mission was about pure knowledge. No profit motive. Nobody made money (beyond their base salaries) off this mission. It was done for knowledge's sake and nothing else.

As much as it goes against most libertarian thought, I do see a need and understand there are times government needs to fund various things to advance medicine and science. I'm not for funding things that are considered BS but are for things that do return a genuine benefit. I'm also for private funding as well if they wish to do so.

[cripplecreek]

NASA should have a pathfinding and prospecting mission like Lewis and Clark.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Technological superiority was a deterrent during the cold war. Our space program was a propaganda weapon. That's one reason why people who were opposed to American victory in the Cold War were also against the space program.

Too bad we don't have leaders who love our country and what it stands for.