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Comment "News Flash" Nasa lands in baren Martian wasteland (Score 1) 849

Whoopty F*ckin' Doo! Sorry to rain on NASA's parade, but I think this whole thing just goes to show how far the US space program has fallen. Being ahead of everyone else in a particular endeavor doesn't mean you're where your potential dictates you should be. I watched the whole press conference on CNN and I was totally unimpressed. NASA is still unable to recapture the wonderment and fascination that it did during the Apollo missions and the early years of the shuttle program. Inspiring the tax payer is what makes NASA tick but there's just not much going on there that the average citizen could give a damn about. Maybe if they'd come out of their shell and take a REAL risk on something inspiring then they wouldn't be in the budget straitjacket they are now. Instead they send RC cars to Mars and exploding gliders into low orbit. I'm more excited about the X prize contest than I am about another damn Mars rover. Sheesh, you'd think they could try and land something near some interesting topography. "Hey, look! There's a rock! And look...a hole with dust in it!"...Yeah, bet that inspires the school kids and makes people want to reach into their pocket for a wad of cash. Now, if I get any replies from this they will undoubtedly be of the "You don't understand" or "Your a troll" type but the truth remains the same. NASA is dead; they just don't know it yet. If you want to support the space program, give money to Burt Rutan or John Caramack.

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