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    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 15 07:56:23 2022
    The only accomplishment was that $300 billion has be wasted only to provide a possible short-term platform for private commercial ventures? Like building a $1 billion football stadium at tax-payer's expense, only 300 times worse and LESS productive.

    https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-international-space-station-is-more-valuable-than-many-people-realize?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Tue Mar 15 23:06:02 2022
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 7:56:25 AM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    The only accomplishment was that $300 billion has be wasted only to provide a possible short-term platform for private commercial ventures? Like building a $1 billion football stadium at tax-payer's expense, only 300 times worse and LESS productive.

    https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-international-space-station-is-more-valuable-than-many-people-realize?utm_source=pocket-newtab

    $300 billion for something hoomans can learn more?
    US spends over $700 billion every year on its military, doing nothing most of the time!

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to StarDust on Tue Mar 15 23:08:26 2022
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 11:06:04 PM UTC-7, StarDust wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 7:56:25 AM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    The only accomplishment was that $300 billion has be wasted only to provide a possible short-term platform for private commercial ventures? Like building a $1 billion football stadium at tax-payer's expense, only 300 times worse and LESS productive.

    https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-international-space-station-is-more-valuable-than-many-people-realize?utm_source=pocket-newtab
    $300 billion for something hoomans can learn more?
    US spends over $700 billion every year on its military, doing nothing most of the time!

    If all the world nations military budget is added up, it's less than $700 billion.
    China spends $200 billion
    Russia $50 billion
    S-Arabia $70 billion
    For example!

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?fred__k._engels=C2=AE?=@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 19 14:29:50 2022
    Like building a $1 billion IOC ordered two week use stadium at tax-payer's expense, only its 300 000 000 000 000 times worse and LESS productive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to StarDust on Sun Mar 20 18:09:49 2022
    On Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 02:06:04 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 7:56:25 AM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    The only accomplishment was that $300 billion has be wasted only to provide a possible short-term platform for private commercial ventures? Like building a $1 billion football stadium at tax-payer's expense, only 300 times worse and LESS productive.

    https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-international-space-station-is-more-valuable-than-many-people-realize?utm_source=pocket-newtab
    $300 billion for something hoomans can learn more?
    US spends over $700 billion every year on its military, doing nothing most of the time!

    Military spending creates jobs and not just among PhD's. The ISS is a gigantic waste with little gained from it being manned. It was again, conceived as a make-work project for out of
    work ex-Soviet scientists. Right around the time Bill Clinton disarmed the Ukraine of its nukes.

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Sun Mar 20 19:01:57 2022
    On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 6:09:51 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    On Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 02:06:04 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 7:56:25 AM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    The only accomplishment was that $300 billion has be wasted only to provide a possible short-term platform for private commercial ventures? Like building a $1 billion football stadium at tax-payer's expense, only 300 times worse and LESS productive.

    https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-international-space-station-is-more-valuable-than-many-people-realize?utm_source=pocket-newtab
    $300 billion for something hoomans can learn more?
    US spends over $700 billion every year on its military, doing nothing most of the time!
    Military spending creates jobs and not just among PhD's. The ISS is a gigantic waste with little gained from it being manned. It was again, conceived as a make-work project for out of
    work ex-Soviet scientists. Right around the time Bill Clinton disarmed the Ukraine of its nukes.

    Building and maintaining the ISS, doesn't create jobs?
    Monkey's built it in the jungle?
    How much does ISS cost to build?
    The International Space Station costs NASA about $4 billion a year to operate. Moreover, the ISS cost a total of $150 billion to develop and build, with NASA picking up most of that bill while Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada each contributed.

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