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quote:Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: Sure, the taxpayers paid for the rockets to be built and launched, but seeing as they didn't liftoff and now that they are museum exhibits, who pays for their restoration and upkeep? Or is it better for the rockets and spacecraft to slowly rot away? And for that matter, which would you rather have? A visitor complex that is free but can't afford to modernize and thus fails to attract the public or an active VC that includes astronaut appearances daily, new attractions, proper and well maintained display areas for artifacts like the Saturn V and that consistently draws tourists from the Orlando fantasy worlds to the real [i]Tommorrowland[/i]? I do understand the desire to keep the artifacts accessible to as many people who want to see them, but facilities such as the Apollo Saturn V Center don't come free and I have yet to meet anyone who has toured that building who believes it wasn't money well worth spent...
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