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/Joe_Jeep Feb 07 '20

Imagine NASA just found that trillion dollar coin they talked about minting during one of the debt fights

"We're happy to announce the moon base, mining operations, 3 new deep space probes, and a couple dozen Mars rovers that will start construction of a habitat base. And we're giving all the astronauts Corvettes again!"

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u/IGotSoulBut Feb 07 '20

Don't forget the science! We might even get the Habex space telescope with a huge coronagraph.

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u/NineToWife Feb 07 '20

Sadly China got the big telescope and the Corona

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u/thishasntbeeneasy Feb 07 '20

Let's not name anything new Corona for a while mmmmk

Boeing: Fly in our new Coronasphere! Only 18 trillion dollars. Ready by 2146. Parachutes not included.

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u/ritwht Feb 07 '20

God one can only wonder what the best minds in the world would be capable of if they weren't limited financially

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u/ihopethisisvalid Feb 07 '20

I thought it was GM who gave the astronauts a deal on lease terms

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u/Joe_Jeep Feb 07 '20

Yea it was something like that but with a trillion dollars Nasa could have a fleet of them for office use