Unmanned flight is not always a bargain either.

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Unmanned flight is not always a bargain either.

TB — 3/14/2009 3:44:47 PM (archived)

Nine projects over budget.

There's no reason a sensible space program can't do both. If they can't, maybe they're not all that sensible.

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Close call for ISS - Buck Galaxy - 3/12/2009 9:02:26 PM
- What do they do up there anyways? - mip - 3/12/2009 9:18:38 PM
  - re: What do they do up there anyways? - same to you as w/Bowz. (n/t) - Marcia - 3/18/2009 12:13:55 AM
  - It's sort of like a very cheap destination resort. - Bowser - 3/12/2009 11:33:07 PM
    - re: It's sort of like a very cheap destination resort. - sorry, B. - Marcia - 3/18/2009 12:06:17 AM
    - re: It's sort of like a very cheap destination resort. - sorry, B. - Marcia - 3/18/2009 12:06:13 AM
      - re: Emphasis on 'AHEAD'. - Marcia - 3/18/2009 12:12:57 AM
  - re: Just one small part of it - Raoul - 3/12/2009 9:22:36 PM
    - Not very specific - mip - 3/12/2009 9:28:42 PM
      - You want details? One day last August... - Laurie Street - 3/13/2009 1:31:15 AM
        
        Thanks for the confirmation - mip - 3/13/2009 2:16:38 AM
        
        How about the machines? - Raoul - 3/13/2009 5:30:38 AM
        
        They got to Mars in the first place. - mip - 3/14/2009 3:48:43 AM
        
        You would say that no matter what. - alcaray - 3/13/2009 3:14:55 AM
        
        You're right - mip - 3/13/2009 11:17:29 PM
        
        Unmanned flight is not always a bargain either. - TB - 3/14/2009 3:44:47 PM
        
        What if Space X had an annual budget of $50 million? - Lee - 3/18/2009 12:08:35 AM
        
        It's not about the money - mip - 3/15/2009 11:26:08 AM
        
        re: It's not about the money - Marsbug - 3/15/2009 8:14:48 PM
        
        The two objectives need to be separated - Socrates II - 3/16/2009 11:45:23 AM
        
        re: You're right - Marsbug - 3/14/2009 1:24:08 PM
        
        So you like astronauts for their entertainment value - mip - 3/15/2009 10:47:58 AM
        
        Manned spaceflight for entertainment value - Marsbug - 3/15/2009 11:46:05 AM
        
        That is the main problem with the ISS - Socrates II - 3/16/2009 12:01:41 PM
        
        re: Manned spaceflight for entertainment value - Marsbug - 3/15/2009 7:37:36 PM
        
        Space tourists need a tangible destination - Socrates II - 3/16/2009 11:50:55 AM
        
        re: Space tourists need a tangible destination - Marsbug - 3/16/2009 12:55:06 PM
        
        The two "sides" should work together - Socrates II - 3/16/2009 1:49:12 PM
        
        You assume a zero sum game when no such thing exists. - alcaray - 3/14/2009 12:15:07 AM
        
        No? - mip - 3/14/2009 1:43:25 AM
        
        huh? - alcaray - 3/14/2009 2:47:12 AM
        
        Haha - mip - 3/14/2009 3:38:59 AM
        
        I give up (n/t) - alcaray - 3/14/2009 5:45:37 AM
        
        One Last Chance for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer - Socrates II - 3/17/2009 10:40:37 AM

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