Debunking the Trillion-Dollar Space Myth

Posted by simoniker on Monday March 22, 2004 @08:02AM 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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Re:Even 'billion-dollar' is too much. by RockClimbingFool · 2004-03-22 08:19 · 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.