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by cogman10 1661 days ago
I sure hope not.

The price tag, ~$6 billion over 15 years and and expected life of 10 years, it's really not that much money in the grand scheme of government expenses.

We dump $700 billion every year into tanks and planes the military doesn't even want. A one time investment in potentially getting a glimpse into the origins of the universe seems so minuscule in comparison.