But it is private citizens using their own money to advance science and humanity (and their pocketbooks). You would think a conservative would appreciate those that are on the edge of technology development.
"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
-- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in radio, 1920s
Nay-sayers have been around for a long time.
/johnny
But it is private citizens using their own money to advance science and humanity (and their pocketbooks). You would think a conservative would appreciate those that are on the edge of technology development. Oh, contraire, I guarantee you these operators know how to get federal funding, and they plan on getting it.