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To: James Howell who wrote (14)	1/12/2004 1:23:23 AM
From: Edscharp	Read Replies (1) of 41

James, Good post and I appreciate your supplying the links. I was aware that there were technology advancements funded by NASA that made it's way into the commercial pool, but I was having fits locating a comprehensive list of those items. You found it. Thanks. But, some questions beg to be asked. Did NASA actually hold patents on any of these advancements? Did they ever benefit financially from discoveries they made? Did they receive royalties or license fees? And, if they did what was the total sum of remuneration they received for developing these devices? I started this thread with an open mind. If it can be demonstrated that NASA has paid it's own way, or even defrayed the lion's share of it's costs I would be willing to reconsider my skeptical views of manned missions. Keep in mind, that the costs of all the previous moon missions combined will be dwarfed by the expense of a single Mars manned mission. The scientific and technological benefits would have to be great indeed to justify the effort. Regards, Ed

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