Of course space exploration is worth the money

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 06:30 in Mathematics & Economics

I don't suppose that readers would expect me to contradict the title of this article – that would be tantamount to signing my own redundancy notice. But, given an environment where phrases such as "pay restraint", "austerity package" and "falling service provision" are bandied around, it might be thought somewhat profligate to suggest that millions of pounds (euros, dollars) are spent on exploration of space.

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