[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Hey! My Dad worked for the NACA during the war! A lot of good "stuff" has come from the NACA/NASA. But I think the space shuttle is too expensive, and that a lot of the work it does could be accomplished with robotics for less money. Still, there's much to be said for having a"hands on" human involved.

[oh8eleven]

A lot of good "stuff" has come from the NACA/NASA
Well, with all due respect, I disagree - multiply $16 BILLION times just 20 years and do you really think that good "stuff" was worth $320 BILLION?

Getting back to the original theme - so what if there was life on Mars? All they'll end up telling us is that the Martian's caused their own global warming and that we're all doomed.