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4. We also don't send many robots out there, either.

Tue May 6, 2014, 03:39 PM

May 2014

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/03/05/nasa_budget_2015_more_cuts_more_politics.html

Planetary Science: cut by $65 million. That last one is almost a victory, given how the White House has tried to eviscerate planetary exploration over the past few years. But don’t be fooled; these cuts would hurt. A lot.

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Remember Alan Shepherd's flight - when we had a REAL space program [View all] LongTomH May 2014 OP

We do have a rover on Mars digging holes. .. pipoman May 2014 #2

We also don't send many robots out there, either. AScott May 2014 #4

Yes, men in space is a wasteful gimmick cpwm17 May 2014 #5