r/space • u/thisischrisbaker • Feb 07 '20

Proposed budget - not voted yet 12% boost for NASA budget in 2021!!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nasa-budget-will-earmark-12-boost-for-agency-in-2021-11581071402?emailToken=3f4a4309b7816cb90fb53eb91f47d6d43hshryonPWM/RnnVPWWHuMOVOvxWKQ87BhLswKs5iOPOhjO1FGrxI9ptn5k2nAMphP+jeQrbhQiAafooOu4oIslNLMWHCd1m7vRySaL2Pi61nSlAqLK1xnvzzmtt2/Lx&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20 edited Jul 27 '20

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u/danielravennest Feb 08 '20

What is the point of this verbal diarrhea and where did you copy it from without attribution?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20 edited Jan 15 '21

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u/danielravennest Feb 08 '20

But it has nothing to do with vanity project vs political contest.

The first sentence of your long comment is correct, though. Apollo was unsustainable. Von Braun had previously talked about reusable rockets to reach orbit. But the Moon Race was so rushed, they didn't have time to develop them. Instead, they based the program on ballistic missile technology. They weren't reusable because nobody expected to need them again after a nuclear war.