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[–] machinin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

What would be the obstacles to allowing another country to take over the mission? It seems like a good way to enable other countries to enter space exploration at a discount, allowing them to build up the knowledge and technologies required for international collaboration in space research.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Because why does NASA exist if not as to be used as a political ploy?