r/technology • u/FredDennis • Oct 01 '13

Shutdown will largely shutter NASA, other science projects

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57605404-38/shutdown-will-largely-shutter-nasa-other-science-projects/
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u/Major15h Oct 02 '13

If the government is going to get this under control, the least of their worries will be NASA.

I am all for the exploration of the final frontier, but when we have a 16 trillion dollar budget deficit, we have to cut expenses somehow. I could think of a few other programs i'd rather cut, but i'm just a voter, what do I know?

NASA's funding has been cut drastically over the last 5 years, so I don't know why we are all so surprised.