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DARPA Building Futuristic Space Exploration Group

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the lasers-come-first dept.

coondoggie writes "What started out as an idea about how to further explore the outer reaches of space is now beginning to take more serious shape as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today issued a call for industry information on how to form such as cosmic entity. Specifically DARPA said it issued a Request For Information intended to solicit ideas and information on structure and approach, and identify parties qualified and interested in furthering what's known as the 100 Year Starship project."

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  1. Re:stop -- this sounds like investment? by Grishnakh · · Score: -1, Troll

    What are you talking about? Maybe I'm mistaken or something, but didn't the Republicans just vote to cut Medicare?

    In my view, the Tea Party wants to cut ALL spending, EXCEPT anything to do with the military or tax breaks for oil companies. For the military, the more spending, the better, whether it's more invasions, or more expensive fighter jets we don't need (along with their enormous cost overruns), more military bases overseas, or $1000 toilet seats. If it's for the DoD budget, it's OK to the Tea Partiers. And don't you dare suggest cutting the tax breaks for oil companies: they deserve record-breaking profits in the middle of a deep recession.

    Medicare, Social Security, etc. are all socialist programs and should be cut, in their view.