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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Thursday, November 20, 2003 ::
'Cause You Gotta Have Priorities OK, so NASA had to fight to get a $15.3 billion budget for this year, because some in Washington believe we shouldn't be spending any more than that on space. (And one should note that spaceflight is only one of several endeavors within NASA, along with such things as Earth science and aviation research). This, of course, has been an ongoing battle, with the agency constantly striving to make the most of a limited budget. Here's the kicker, though--think of everything NASA does with the portion of that $15 billion that goes to spaceflight-- the Shuttle, the Station, Mars landers, etc. Now think about all those exciting Department of Defense space programs, like... well, we can't talk about them here, I'm sure. Did you know that, despite the fact that $15.3 billion is as much as the nation can spend on NASA, DoD got $18.4 billion for space programs this year, and is asking for $20.4 billion next year. Any idea how much NASA could do with an extra $5 billion a year? How many programs have been cancelled for the lack of just a small fraction of that? Cool, huh?
