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chiphappened t1_j1c6fm5 wrote

Doesn’t the Directorate for building this telescope go back like 20 years??

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BigSweatyYeti t1_j1cm2r4 wrote

And this is how we spot the world ender we’re unaware of so far.

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PoorPauly t1_j1cd7va wrote

Good thing Space X is so attached to NASA now.

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[deleted] t1_j1az4wa wrote

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FloridaGatorMan t1_j1bozvp wrote

By that logic wouldn’t the same suspicion be raised for every probe, manned mission, and telescope NASA has paid for?

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bassistmuzikman t1_j1c0etj wrote

>Governments don't pay for what they don't need

Are you familiar with governments? Because they pay for all kinds of useless shit with our money.

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shberk01 t1_j1c8vua wrote

Looking at you, lifelong Congressional payouts

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BZ1997 t1_j1bl7gf wrote

I mean I don’t think something is up. But something could come up. A contingency plan to detect a possible future impact is definitely something a government would pay for.

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