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[Platapus]

Originally Posted by razark

You know what we haven't done for 38 years? We haven't gone beyond low Earth Orbit.

And look at all the technical breakthroughs, and advancements we have made in those 38 years. I could support your argument if we had been technologically static for the past 38 years. We seem to have done pretty well in those four decades without a manned deep space program.

But I like I keep writing, don't get me wrong. I like space exploration and I think the United States should be engaged in it. If we had been a little more responsible with our spending for the past four decades, we would be in a better position to afford this program.

As they said in the movie "The Right Stuff" No bucks, no Buck Rogers. Well, we aint got the bucks.... at this time. Hopefully soon we will have the bucks.

But hey, this is just one guy's opinion.