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What is the actual intent behind decimating NASA ? It's tiny compared to the defense budget and fairly high ROI in terms of maintaining US scientific leadership
by vsskanth 1y ago
What is the actual intent behind decimating NASA ? It's tiny compared to the defense budget and fairly high ROI in terms of maintaining US scientific leadership.
- gmd63 1y agoGood question. I suppose it's adjacent to the intent behind electing a felon career con man who committed sedition.
- ARandomerDude 1y ago[flagged]
- mrala 1y agoYou say that like it’s a worse option.
- fnordpiglet 1y agoI’m genuinely confused, are you asking for Big Ballz to be brought back?
- jschveibinz 1y agoA RIF, but not a decimation. In 2024, NASA employed just under 18,000 civil servants. Additionally, NASA supports the employment of tens of thousands more through contracts, grants, and partnerships with various organizations, e.g. FFRDC, universities, etc.
- rimunroe 1y ago2,000 is 11% of 18,000, so it’s almost exactly a decimation by the original meaning of that word
- jimbob45 1y agoLike the New York Jets, NASA did one generationally awesome thing in 1969 and have been riding on the goodwill from that for the last 56 years. Both claim that their failures are due to underfunding and management issues but fans are becoming suspicious.
- dimator 1y agoAt the risk of feeding trolls: Voyager was 1969? Opportunity was 1969? Hubble was 1969? JWST was 1969?
- KevinMS 1y agoI think a lot of their budget was related to launching rockets, and they don't do that much anymore.