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Saturn V Fallen on Hard Times

Posted by michael on from the up-up-and-away dept.

n9fzx writes "The best remaining artifact of the Apollo Program, Huntsville's Saturn V, is 'pocked with pits and cracks, and patches of mold and mildew', having survived for forty years outdoors. Alabama's U.S. Space and Rocket Center is trying to raise a measly $5 million in order to preserve the beast, with $1.5 million in the kitty so far. Paypal, anyone?"

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  1. Who cares. by The+Creator · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Humanity is much better off without monumental history.

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  2. Re:Maybe.. by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...or maybe not!

    If there is one single thing that the government SHOULD be spending money on, its the defense of this country. I say, lets take a chunk of the $400 billion that was allocated for free prescription drugs and use that waste of money instead.

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