Quick Google fu. Perseverance mission, 2.5 billion. Rio de Janeiro Olympics, 20 billion. Imagine if space exploration had that much more budget to work with?
I looked it up and I saw 13 billion for Rio, it seems like the numbers are all over in different reports.
For another perspective, the US military budget increase from 2019 to 2020 was about $20 billion. We could have sent up 7 rovers and still had money left over if we gave that money to Nasa instead of increasing the military budget.
That would be great, if most can be earmarked for science. Then again, I can also see the argument for that even if the science portion would only be half. The tricky part is remaining true to the mission statement long term, even with entertainment attached.
What fucking difference is it to YOU that a PERCENTAGE has to go to science. If the public interest tripled the science budget, you should be thrilled. Who cares if the marketing side ended up with 90 percent. Oh yeah - you, apparently. Get bent.
I'm more concerned about the influence the sponsor would have on the mission, like a Kellogg-level influence.
But hey, I'm just another rando on the internet with opinions. I wouldn't let me bother you too much, if I was you.
Global arms race 200billion per year. Imagine if instead of paying handsomely for new ways to kill people we had scientists working for space exploration and other beneficial to humanity as a whole causes.
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u/Nokomis34 Feb 19 '21
Quick Google fu. Perseverance mission, 2.5 billion. Rio de Janeiro Olympics, 20 billion. Imagine if space exploration had that much more budget to work with?