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Old 10-17-2012, 08:24 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by finch1750 View Post
Red Bull footed the bill and did the logistics, but NASA is reaping benefits from all the data and were part of that from what I understand. Privitazation is the only way this would have got done, taxpayers would flip out if NASA payed for this. Lol.
No, I absolutely agree.

Can you imagine where we would be if they gave Burt Rutan the budget from just one space shuttle flight? We'd probably have warp drive by now!
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