[pogo101]

Now that Obama has removed NASA’s manned mission capacity, along with our nation’s testes, we no longer have to worry about space atrophy! Ending job lock!

[rktman]

Brain damage in mark kelley_giffords place.

[rawcatslyentist]

But it made the slimes feel good about themselves.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

1. Replace a few very expensive manned missions with dozens of more cost effective unmanned probe/rover/orbiter missions.

2. Wait until AI is strong enough so that we can send semi-intelligent robots into space when necessary.

3. Relax. The ability to send beings that evolved under strong gravitational forces into a low gravitational environment chockful of nasty radiation should not be on the top ten list of required accomplishments for a nation to consider itself manly enough to continue to exist.

Manlier pursuits would include running balanced budgets, achieving energy independence, reining the NSA/FBI/CIA back within Constitutional limits, etc.