NASA vs. Cigarettes: A Numbers Game

(Before It's News)

A photo of the full moon, taken from Apollo 11 on its way home to Earth, from about 18,520 km (10,000 nm) away. Credit: NASA

People often criticize the amount of money spent on space exploration. Sometimes it’s well-meaning friends and family who say that that money is wasted, and would be better spent on solving problems here on Earth. In fact, that’s a whole cultural meme. You see it played out over and over in the comments section whenever mainstream media covers a space story.

While solving problems here on Earth is noble, and the right thing to do, it’s worth pointing out that the premier space exploration body on Earth, NASA, actually has a tiny budget. When you compare NASA’s budget to what people spend on cigarettes, NASA looks pretty good.

(…)
Read the rest of NASA vs. Cigarettes: A Numbers Game (846 words)

© Evan Gough for Universe Today, 2015. | Permalink | No comment |
Post tags: Curiosity Rover, Hubble, Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), NASA, Space Shuttle

Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh

• Cosmologist Thinks a Strange Signal May Be Evidence of a Parallel Universe
• New Dwarf Planet is Most Distant Object Yet Observed in our Solar System
• SwRI Scientists Predict Rocky Planets Formed From ‘Pebbles;’ New Process Explains Massive Differences Between Earth and Mars
• Venus Twin Discovered in Search for Twin Earth
• New Research Shows Earth Captured Volatile-Rich Materials In Final Steps Of Moon’s Formation
• What Are These on Mars Rover’s Deck?
• Cygnus Freighter Fueled and Loaded to Resume American Cargo Launches to Space Station
• NASA Moon Landing Hoax CONFIRMED
• Sweet Sights for November Nights
• NASA’s Curiosity rover : The final destination.