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You're right - NASA gets way too much money! Almost 3% of what the defense budget is! What the hell, they should split their budget with research for prostheti
by jotm 12y ago
You're right - NASA gets way too much money! Almost 3% of what the defense budget is!
What the hell, they should split their budget with research for prosthetics - dying a cyborg on Earth is way better than visiting some rock in space. /s
- innguest 12y agoWhy doesn't NASA grow up from the government's training wheels and becomes a for-profit offering its satellite placing services like everyone else is doing to turn up a buck? Why do I have to subsidize this when they could be making their own money? If 3% of the defense budget is very little then give it to my industry so I can work without having to deliver any tangible product just like the folks at NASA. If they can deliver they can sell it. If no one wants to buy it then we should not be funding an enterprise that produces goods and services that no one wants. I do think turning the disabled into cyborgs would be a much better investment of money than placing a glorified remote-controller toy car in a rock far away from Earth. Talk about inconsequential! But yes you're right, NASA goofing off with our money might pay off 100 years from now. That's much better than being able to replace my limbs today if I get into an accident. /SARCASM
- jotm 12y agoA bit of a late reply, but NASA (established by the US government) is not allowed to turn a profit. Probably so that it does sell innovative high tech to the highest bidder.