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Jacob_181 t1_iv4bdii wrote

Reply to comment by Fastfaxr in NASA Asteroid Threat Practice Drill Shows We're Not Ready by Soupjoe5

Pretty much,

People are trying claim telescopes and rovers are some kind of an accomplishment,

FYI, we wouldn't be sending these things into space if we were still sending people more that 250 miles up.

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N00B_Skater t1_iv51hmy wrote

lol, the telescopes weve sent have given us much more knowledge than 20 Moon missions or manned landings on Mars could ever have.

They‘re not as flashy but much more useful.

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Jacob_181 t1_iv54baq wrote

Funny thing is we could have had both.

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N00B_Skater t1_iv5qpi7 wrote

Yes we probably could have, im not even trying to argue that the US budget isnt leaning to far into the Military or that Nasa shouldnt get more.

Im just saying that Telescopes, probes and Rovers are very much accomplishments and they have brought us a wealth of knowledge at a fraction of the cost of actual manned missions.

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