3 ms·The budget for NASA is a tiny sliver of what the US spends on defense.by bjz_ 13y agoThe budget for NASA is a tiny sliver of what the US spends on defense.genwin 13y agoYou can always break debt into slivers. You have to cut out slivers somewhere or else the kids are doomed.dagw 13y agoIndeed, but unless they're cutting the defense budget to fund the Mars expedition, I don't see how that is relevant.bjz_ 13y agoThat's exactly my point.