By giving out millions to private individuals in the US like this, you would almost be guarenting that the US becomes the major power in space travel in the near future -- just like it became in IT (don't know if this is a worthy goal, but it would sound good for most politicians!)
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By giving out millions to private individuals in the US like this, you would almost be guarenting that the US becomes the major power in space travel in the near future -- just like it became in IT (don't know if this is a worthy goal, but it would sound good for most politicians!)