Neil Armstrong: Obama is hurting the space effort

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Originally Posted by joeydb

Even if it was just velcro and Tang, which is a ridiculous statement, it would be a better investment than paying billions to let people stay home instead of working, also known as welfare, SSI, or any other equivalent.

Ironically, you would not be able to even post a message to this board without the space program that you are criticizing. The computers we all use simply would not exist, at least not yet.

except i'm not criticizing the space program. i'm criticizing the manned space program.

and i remain confused by your and sorehoof's comment that having human payload somehow increased the pace of discovery in fields having nothing to do with manned exploration.

instead of changing the subject again, can you explain how these assertions are true?