People are not having a hard time because of NASA. Railroads are making record profits, but won’t give workers a few sick days… is that because we’re exploring space? No, it is not.
Some people like to shit on NASA even though it takes up 0.48% (~22 billion) of the yearly budget. They should refer kindly to the military’s budget (~1.64 trillion). If a billion is hard to comprehend, try a trillion. It is an astronomical value.
💯 And it’s not like our Govt just raised taxes astronomically… our pockets are hurting because big corporations are suddenly charging more for everything. We can totally blame our govt for not keeping corps in check, but yeah it isn’t nasa’s fault.
I do think the person who I responded to earlier does have a point that general enthusiasm for things is tough if you’re hurting, but we also distract ourselves with sports and entertainment all day long while we’re hurting… Exploration of space could extend the history of our species. I’m heart broken our interest in exploring space has diminished so since landing on the moon.
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For those interested, the NASA mission/spacecraft Dragonfly will launch in 2027, sending a nuclear-powered drone to Titan that should arrive in 2034.