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ScientificSkepticism t1_jc4s718 wrote

Yeah, bean counters would look at an 8 year payback and go "eh... okay, borderline, lets find the budget for it."

Politicians run on 4 year election cycles. Depending where you are in the cycle, it might need results in as little as a year or they won't get any payoff.

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swordo t1_jc4pxdo wrote

there were rumors in the early 90s that one of the astronauts was pregnant and the government wanted to study the effects of space travel on prenatal care. however it wasn't really public because of the ethics involved with experimentation on a non-consenting subject. the gossip was that whatever happened did not turn out favorable and the lady eventually committed suicide in a furnace

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