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China is accomplishing great things in science; very impressive list of projects. By contrast, the U.S. seems to ceding its former leadership role. We don't ev
by ttraub 10y ago
China is accomplishing great things in science; very impressive list of projects.
By contrast, the U.S. seems to ceding its former leadership role. We don't even have a manned space program anymore. Maybe some day, Orion will be completed. But in the meantime, NASA is operating on a shoestring budget compared to a few decades ago.
- IndianAstronaut 10y ago>NASA is operating on a shoestring budget compared to a few decades ago. NASA has gone from 5% of the federal budget to .5% of the federal budget. It is quite depressing to see this.
- contingencies 10y agoHow has the military budget changed over the same period? What about the military space budget? In the late 1990s I remember they were getting aggressively in to weaponizing satellites and anti-satellite weaponry was developed. I suppose there's a lot of space weapons (eg. anti-satellite) idling by now. Then again, there's that story about NASA's space pen and the Russian pencil... maybe budget cuts were needed.
- IndianAstronaut 10y agoI imagine there is always going to be some waste. Even the military is notorious for unused equipment, toilet seats costing thousands, etc.