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Originally Posted by Jaybee1405
The other regionals seem to be doing just fine without government help, thank you.
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Yes, many of them are doing fine, but that's after YEARS of having NASA support the regional. The whole idea is to have NASA be there as a foundation to get the regional started and then substitute that funding with other sponsors as years go on. Do you realize how much it actually costs to run a regional? I won't give an specific figures, but needless to say, it's quite a bit of money.
And a whole other issue on why does NASA need to support teams? Do you want FIRST to continue to grow? Because without their support, it's a sure fire thing that team growth would slow down instantly. NASA and FIRST have been partnered for a long time now and I would not want to see it any other way.