[EyeBrock]

Yea, but the US pays the bill sand. Not 'humanity'.

Those that pay the bill should get the credit.

[sandorski]

EyeBrock wrote:

Yea, but the US pays the bill sand. Not 'humanity'.

Those that pay the bill should get the credit.

They get the credit. :shrug:

[EyeBrock]

So it's not really a 'we' then is it?

I just take a double take at posters who slag the US off at any and every occasion then suddenly become 'we' with the Yanks after being so 'them' on countless other posts.

[sandorski]

EyeBrock wrote:

So it's not really a 'we' then is it?

I just take a double take at posters who slag the US off at any and every occasion then suddenly become 'we' with the Yanks after being so 'them' on countless other posts.

When discussing Humans in Space, sure it is. On the issue of Costs it isn't just the US spending $, there's a lot of International cooperation involved.

[DanSC]

sandorski wrote:

EyeBrock wrote:

Yea, but the US pays the bill sand. Not 'humanity'.

Those that pay the bill should get the credit.

They get the credit. :shrug:

Don't feel bad. You gave us a rad arm for the shuttle

[DrCaleb]

DanSC wrote:

sandorski wrote:

EyeBrock wrote:

Yea, but the US pays the bill sand. Not 'humanity'.

Those that pay the bill should get the credit.

They get the credit. :shrug:

Don't feel bad. You gave us a rad arm for the shuttle

Exactly. Our space budget might have been puny compared to NASA, but we do what we can. We've proved that with the Canadarm and the whole Intelsat fiasco (had to be launched by Russians, because the US backed out, then wanted to buy the company because of the advanced technology it contains) that companies like MacDonald Dettwiler can contribute to human knowledge, and make money doing it.

A quote I recently came across says it best:

Quote:

"Whenever I speak to people who have influence, politicians and so on, they sometimes ask me 'Why should I invest in physics pure research?'. And I sometimes say to them: 'Do you use a mobile phone? Some of that technology came about by black hole research'."

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4358 ... ssing-mass

[Scape]

And velcro, microchips, duct tape... the list goes on an on...

[Themista]

"When there's no answer, again and again, at some point you have to stop calling." That could apply to more than just lost Mars rovers. =) Feel sorry for the rover, though.

[ShepherdsDog]

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Feel sorry for the rover, though.

Why, it's just a machine?