Is space exploration worth the cost?

Axis: worth it ... not worth the money

John

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2012-05-05	new	John endorses Hank's view that, besides decreasing suck, it is important to increase awesome, and asks his congressman to make sure NASA gets the funding it needs.	It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! 00:01:13

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2011-02-03	new	Hank answers critics who say NASA's money should go to services for humanity: the world needs increasing awesome as well as decreasing suck, so the telescope is worth it.	Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope 00:00:38
2011-04-28	restate	Hank says he is happy to give his money to NASA because he wants his government doing awesome things, not just maintenance.	NASA: Increasing Awesome 00:03:30
2011-07-11	restate	Hank argues crewed space exploration is a generations-long human endeavour that might be one of his generation's most significant legacies.	Hank Talks to NASA About the Space Shuttle 00:03:24
2012-03-09	restate	Hank argues crewed exploration is worth it: probes alone will never teach us as much as putting people on Ceres, the Moon and Mars, despite difficulty, danger and cost.	The Future of Manned Space Exploration 00:02:23
2012-04-06	restate	Hank calls the Webb telescope one of his generation's greatest contributions to science and the world, the culmination of human progress, and with Hubble 'our pyramids'.	Can I be Space President? 00:00:33