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Originally Posted by dar512
At some point in time, the neighbor of your ancestors said the same thing to one of your ancestors before they left for the New World.
We're still benefiting from the 60s space program - better electronics, materials etc. We don't know just how much we'd learn from going to the moon -- that's one of the reasons to go.
The space program is a tiny fraction of the US budget. And it pays off in many ways. I think it's worth it even if the only payoff is the satisfaction of having done it.
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Yea, I think I remember reading about a similar conversation between Columbus and Queen Isabelle.
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