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3. So we outsourced our space travel and now it's more expensive than it would have been had we

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 05:48 PM

Apr 2013

done it ourselves. We are going to discover that the more we outsource and import, the more expensive outsourcing and importing will become.

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Yes, who could have predicted? mbperrin Apr 2013 #2

Free market capitalism 'baby'!!! lol eom Purveyor Apr 2013 #4

Government supported commercial space is quite viable. joshcryer Apr 2013 #6

Blame the Senate Launch System. joshcryer Apr 2013 #5

They charge the fat astronauts for an extra seat. n/t Ian David Apr 2013 #7

We should never haven given up our own means to.... Swede Atlanta Apr 2013 #8

When you have a monopoly daleo Apr 2013 #10

Witness your local gas/electric/cable/phone monopolies... eom Purveyor Apr 2013 #12