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2/26/2015 7:55:47 PM
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Wan't NASA's funding cut in half not too long ago? How can they afford this?
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Their budget is 18.5 billion. For reference, it only cost 10 billion in today's money to go to the moon.
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Oh. Good for them.
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Edited by Mr Admirals7044: 2/26/2015 8:21:17 PMExcuse me, it actually cost 25 billion In that era's money to go to the moon. In 2005 dollars, it was 170 billion.
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Huh. That's... Not good.
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Outside sources estimated it to cost $20 billion in that era. In 2010, that estimate was converted to $109 billion. It's not that bad anyway. We're just sending probes. Besides, the moon landing took many years to accomplish.
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True that. Too late to explore the world, too early to explore the stars... But I'm sure as hell gonna support the lucky bastards that get to.
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Edited by Mr Admirals7044: 2/26/2015 8:47:44 PMI just had a revelation. The second that we figure out how to mine asteroids, space technology is going to explode. We may live at the beginning of a new era.
