What Could NASA Do With Double The Budget?
We know NASA is capable of doing some seriously cool things. But what could they do if we doubled their budget? What Is Space Exploration Doing For You? ▻▻▻▻http://bit.ly/1SwvmLE...
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According to the 2016 fiscal year budget request, NASA wants 18.5 billion dollars. What would happen if we… I dunno. Doubled it? Hey space rangers, Trace here for DNews. NASA is owned by the people of the United States of America. If you pay taxes here, you're helping support space exploration. When NASA landed on the moon, we the people did that. The thing is, excepting the Space Race (which was during cold wartime), the U.S. has spent roughly the same amount on NASA every year, between one-half and 1 percent of the Federal budget. Currently, that's about 18 billion dollars. Americans spend 27 billion on pizza annually, for comparison, and 97 billion on alcohol. So, we got to thinking, what would NASA do if the government gave them a few billion extr...
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According to the 2016 fiscal year budget request, NASA wants 18.5 billion dollars. What would happen if we… I dunno. Doubled it? Hey space rangers, Trace here for DNews. NASA is owned by the people of the United States of America. If you pay taxes here, you're helping support space exploration. When NASA landed on the moon, we the people did that. The thing is, excepting the Space Race (which was during cold wartime), the U.S. has spent roughly the same amount on NASA every year, between one-half and 1 percent of the Federal budget. Currently, that's about 18 billion dollars. Americans spend 27 billion on pizza annually, for comparison, and 97 billion on alcohol. So, we got to thinking, what would NASA do if the government gave them a few billion extr...
