>>>Money spent on space isn't put in a bag and launched on a rocket. Its spent on engineers and equipment. Mostly in the US. Its like a cash injection right where its needed, in employment and training.
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>>I didn't say it is or would be money wasted. Just that space dreams strike me as a luxury at the moment, not a necessity.
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>Mike,
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>I wouldn't want to explain that position to the 300+ workers who were just given pink slips in CT aerospace industries this week.

Oh, please. Nearly 2 million Americans have lost their jobs this year. I don't see that those 300 are any more important than the others. This recession (if indeed that's all it is) has not left many sectors unscathed.