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2013-12-06 Science & Technology

Cassini vs. Curiosity: Who Will Suffer the Space Budget Axe?

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Posted by KBK 2013-12-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 ...and is less than half of what it's estimated to spend maintaining its golf courses.

...last time I was around, golf courses were non-appropriated fund operations. Which means that the funding didn't come from Congress. Its was a combination of self sustaining fees and what passes for 'profit' from the exchange system. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-12-06 00:06|| 2013-12-06 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Have to make sure the Sandra Fluke's of the world can Fluke 2.7 times a day, every single day they are in college. That's a load of dough!

Posted by CrazyFool 2013-12-06 00:17|| 2013-12-06 00:17|| Front Page Top

#3 ...last time I was around, golf courses were non-appropriated fund operations

They still are. But when you're a journalist with an overabundance of agenda and a shortage of knowledge, this is what you get.

Posted by Pappy 2013-12-06 11:11|| 2013-12-06 11:11|| Front Page Top

#4 China and India sending probes into space. US cutting existing projects to fund more OFA idiots going door to door to sell ObamaCare. Our priorities could not be out of whack.

Posted by Iblis 2013-12-06 11:11|| 2013-12-06 11:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Bin both and bin NASA while you're there, it's just too inefficient.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-12-06 12:20|| 2013-12-06 12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 See also DRUDGEREPORT > EXPERTS SAY NASA MAKING A MISTAKE BY IGNORING THE MOON.

versus

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > CHINA PLANS "DEATH STAR" MOON BASE TO LAUNCH NUCLEAR WEAPONS | CHINA DAILY MAIL.

As linked to earlier WANT CHINA TIMES Artic in Forum describing China-desired/led lunar militarization claim by Pert.

* FYI BIGNEWSNETWORK > EARTH'S GRAVITY ALTERED BY 2011 JAPAN QUAKE ACCORDING TO ESA'S GOCE DATA + JAPAN QUAKE IN 2011 CAUSED SMALL GRAVITY CHANGES.

Yuuuppp, but not good or strong enuff to escape detection by a Madonna fan on Guam, as per EM "distortions/aberrations" in normal background reality.

D *** NGED "FUZZY-WUZZIES"!

["STAR WARS" SITH LORD DARTH VADER BREATHING here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-12-06 20:10|| 2013-12-06 20:10|| Front Page Top

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