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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
A mission to Mars is a boondoggle, but looking at stars is important science. the moon trip produced more valuable technology than anything that came before. Why wouldn't a Mars trip do the same? This would be pratical advances that improve quality of life.
from bilmore's post it seems unlikely there was a direct link to the telescope being cut, but even if so, a telescope helps us learn about stuff that's interesting, hypothetical, and of no real practical value.
so even if it were a "choice," it seems like an intelligent choice.
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Hey Hank,
Thanks for sharing that you know nothing about space exploration.
If you want to see what NASA is cooking up for its next space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, check out
http://ngst.gsfc.nasa.gov/
aV
