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kentauros

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6. I understand that.

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 06:42 PM

Feb 2014

Which is why I call that contractor pork. Someone in the government still had to create the program, and approve it, and get a contractor to build and operate the thing, same with any other government-pork.

NASA still does some wonderful research in so many areas that it's difficult to list them all, whether you support the government going into space or not.

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NASA is supposed to build machines that launch into space,not structures that stay grounded on Earth [View all] FarCenter Feb 2014 OP

Wicker needs to be tossed out. Timez Squarez Feb 2014 #1

not the first time this has happened... lapfog_1 Feb 2014 #2

So, it's really just another issue of "contractor pork" kentauros Feb 2014 #3

Too much of it is subsidizing military stuff though. joshcryer Feb 2014 #4

This was to test rocket engines for the canceled Constellation Program FarCenter Feb 2014 #5

I understand that. kentauros Feb 2014 #6

Is there nothing President Obama can do to stop this outrageous GOP Pork? red dog 1 Feb 2014 #7