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Nevernose

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30. Mars mission cost less than Pentagon's A/C budget

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 03:37 PM

Aug 2012

In fact, the entire yearly budgets of NASA since inception in the 50s added together are about half of one year's expanded military budget (expanded because so much of a year's military budget is listed under separate budgets, like VA or nuclear weapons).

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To put the Mars landing in perspective... [View all] Locut0s Aug 2012 OP

Good cost comparison DontTreadOnMe Aug 2012 #1

Good Post dballance Aug 2012 #2

Science, exploration and knowledge are always worth it, IMHO. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #3

Republicans Detest Facts, Science and Knowledge. They Love War. They Paid For Their Blood Lust cantbeserious Aug 2012 #4

+10000 Missycim Aug 2012 #7

sadly we all pay barbtries Aug 2012 #8

Bingo. GaYellowDawg Aug 2012 #9

I'd bet that... Plucketeer Aug 2012 #22

I don't wanna talk to a scientist, y'all muther fuckas lyin' and gettin me pissed. progressoid Aug 2012 #12

Because nothing pays like war. Helps Wall St, creates jobs and gives some people pride. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #17

+1, Only 6% of US Scientist consider themselve GOP uponit7771 Aug 2012 #19

I don't think republicans should be allowed to celebrate Curiosity's successful delivery to Mars aka-chmeee Aug 2012 #44

It's another example of gubmint not doing anything right. bulloney Aug 2012 #5

Great post! longship Aug 2012 #6

Thanks, my spelling has always been atrocious, even though my prose is fairly good. nt Locut0s Aug 2012 #48

K&R! So very well said! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #10

K & R. May I share this? mac56 Aug 2012 #11

Excellent post malaise Aug 2012 #13

I'll second that... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #14

Sources for figures used in those calculations would be awesome. snot Aug 2012 #15

SOURCES... Locut0s Aug 2012 #46

Thank you! This I can use. snot Aug 2012 #59

When people say we need to go to Mars Johonny Aug 2012 #16

Great point. MatthewStLouis Aug 2012 #18

Good perspective! BrendaBrick Aug 2012 #20

Spending priorities Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #21

I might add one more thing freethought Aug 2012 #23

Squandered. That's the word I think of when I think of the Bush administration. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #24

Imagine what they could do with the climate change issue lunatica Aug 2012 #25

+1 Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #26

Yes. Most of the $2581 per US citizen remaining should have been invested in that, instead of Amonester Aug 2012 #28

Do you think the Curiosity budget, or even NASA's, could do all of that? Posteritatis Aug 2012 #32

Investing in space is a good long term tactic lunatica Aug 2012 #37

+1 mike_c Aug 2012 #47

+1000000000! FailureToCommunicate Aug 2012 #52

What else has the illegal and immoral war in Iraq accomplished? Raster Aug 2012 #27

I have no problem with the $7 per US citizen. RebelOne Aug 2012 #29

Mars mission cost less than Pentagon's A/C budget Nevernose Aug 2012 #30

Here's a great comment by Phil Plait: The Bad Astronomer LongTomH Aug 2012 #31

Hmmm. That *has* to be the worst $2588 I have ever spent (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #33

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Aug 2012 #34

Maybe with 370 Mars Rovers we would have found the WMD ashling Aug 2012 #35

Bravo KauaiK Aug 2012 #36

Yeah, All of NASA's budget for all of time is equal to about RoccoR5955 Aug 2012 #38

Comparing apples to oranges magic59 Aug 2012 #39

Can you tell us what NASA's budget is, or how many people it employs, without using Google? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #41

Can you ol great one? magic59 Aug 2012 #53

Yes, actually, I can. If you think NASA's budget's the problem you need a few clues. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #56

The fail is so amazingly strong with this one.... (nt) eqfan592 Aug 2012 #43

Yes, NASA 1, the American tax payer 0 magic59 Aug 2012 #54

American tax payer 1 Austerians/know nothings/science haters 0 neverforget Aug 2012 #58

I will be happy to see NASA gutted along with the Pentagon... mike_c Aug 2012 #45

Great Post! burrowowl Aug 2012 #40

Well put ... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2012 #42

You're welcome :) nt Locut0s Aug 2012 #49

Excellent post! luv_mykatz Aug 2012 #50

Wiki says Iraq is more like $6,300 per citizen. I'll take space exploration, instead, Alex. DirkGently Aug 2012 #51

Now is not the time to point fingers.....n/t Hotler Aug 2012 #55

Your post covers a lot of ground. jaysunb Aug 2012 #57

Perspective... reeds2012 Aug 2012 #60

+1,000 Rec JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #61

book marked for money references.... MrsBrady Aug 2012 #62