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I'm really hating waking up to bad news.
Columbia broke up over Texas, all presumed dead.
My conspiracy theorist side is having a field day.
Probable reason, though, is Congressional cheapness in cutting funding for the space program. Nevermind that the space program has driven most of our technological advances since at least the 1960s - materials, miniaturization, medical science... But the short sighted fools in Congress don't see it, and have seldom seen it.
Even with this, if you asked me if I wanted to go, I'd jump at the chance. Space exploration is the pressure relief valve for our civilization.
Columbia broke up over Texas, all presumed dead.
My conspiracy theorist side is having a field day.
Probable reason, though, is Congressional cheapness in cutting funding for the space program. Nevermind that the space program has driven most of our technological advances since at least the 1960s - materials, miniaturization, medical science... But the short sighted fools in Congress don't see it, and have seldom seen it.
Even with this, if you asked me if I wanted to go, I'd jump at the chance. Space exploration is the pressure relief valve for our civilization.
