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by kaycebasques 2535 days ago
Inspiration is a scarce commodity in our world. Going to the moon is one of the most potent sources of inspiration we have. There are countless stories of American engineers and scientists who can pinpoint their interest in STEM to the day they watched their people transcend our world and visit the stars. The net output of those people probably more than paid for the cost of the space missions.