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		pessimizer on Nov 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Philae has landed Good luck pushing that opinion amongst elites who are more likely to be the beneficiaries of space program spending than the victims of austerity. Space exploration for it's own sake is a self-perpetuating relic of the cold war.

icebraining on Nov 12, 2014 [–]

How is space exploration categorically different from other kinds of scientific exploration?

pessimizer on Nov 12, 2014 | [–]

In any number of ways, just as other types of scientific exploration are different from each other, and some seem to be worth spending billions on, and others are not. Do you have a more specific question?

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