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Debunking the Trillion-Dollar Space Myth

Posted by simoniker on from the pinky-raised-to-face dept.

jfoust writes "When the President and NASA announced the agency's new space initiative, including sending humans back to the Moon and on to Mars, many news reports claimed that the plan could cost as much as $1 trillion. According to this Space Review article, that trillion-dollar price tag is a myth: it was based on erroneous data and analysis, in large part by a single Associated Press reporter, and propagated by many other reporters too busy -- or too lazy -- to check on the facts. Could this kill the plan before it has a chance to start?"

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  1. A reporter lying? Say it ain't so! by prisoner-of-enigma · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hmm, a reporter writing a story for a liberal news outlet (AP) inflating the cost of a conservative administration's plan for space exploration, with other reporters gleefully carrying and amplifying the story for their news outlets. Nope, no liberal media bias here folks! Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

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    In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, Make us your slaves, but feed us. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  2. Re:Even 'billion-dollar' is too much. by RockClimbingFool · · Score: 2, Troll

    That line of thinking is complete and utter crap.

    So what are you doing with your hard earned cash? Paying for internet access to post on slashdot? Give it to the poor, they obviously need it more. Be a trend setter.