How the Critics of the Apollo Program Were Proven Wrong 421
MarkWhittington writes "A recent story in The Atlantic reminds us that the Apollo program, so fondly remembered in the 21st Century, was opposed by a great many people while it was ongoing, on the theory that the money spent going to the moon would have been better spent on poverty programs. The problem with this view was that spending for Lyndon Johnson's Great Society dwarfed the Apollo program, that the programs in the Great Society largely failed to address poverty and other social ills, and that the Apollo program actually had a stimulative effect on the economy that fostered economic growth and created jobs by driving the development of technology,"
Re:Good to keep in mind (Score:5, Funny)
I can fly, you insensitive clod!
But my glide angle is pretty bad so I need some help slowing down for the landing.
Re:Give a man to fish... (Score:4, Funny)
... Teach a man to fish, and you've turned him into a habitual liar.
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Re:Good to keep in mind (Score:4, Funny)
And we know WHY you posted as Anon Coward...
Satellites and other space gear are referred to as "birds" in the industry. Same goes for anything "flown" whether it's a passenger plane or an UAV. Shows you just how little you know.
But then...this IS /.