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Triana Mothballed

Posted by Hemos on from the nada-mas-triana dept.

jessemckinney writes "Apparently, the US congress of last year cut the funding of this great satellite project after it was finished. It will now take millions of dollars (us) to refuel and recalibrate the instruments. Why do politicians have to kill great science projects for their own political vandettas?"

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  1. Uh... by starseeker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    vandettas?

    Don't know about those, but vendettas have been a way of life in most political circles since we can remember. People hate other people, and they don't care about consequences beyond their own emotions. Hence, stuff happens that shouldn't.

    I'm curious about these vandettas, though. Is that like vendetta version 2.0? The new, improved vendetta?

    (Ordinarily I would let it slide, but since it's the title of an excellent Star Trek book...)

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