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Re: No more space shuttles after 2010, NASA cutting 80-90% of jobs. [message #325886 is a reply to message #325792] Thu, 10 April 2008 13:40 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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iih3ro wrote on Thu, 10 April 2008 04:29

Can somebody tell me why NASA is a necessary government agency?


Because when other countries besides the US started reaching outer space (i.e. Russia with Sputnik), the US feared being at a disadvantage to other countries. For example other countries using spy satalites on US soil or launching some sort of space-based weapon. The US felt they would be defenseless.

Today, however, that threat has really diminished. NASA is more or less there for expanding and exploring rather than US defense.
 
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