Just a short note ... and link to a very nice article from one of my favorite websites:
http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-50th-anniversary/10099/
Sad quote from the article: "Despite consuming a fraction of a percent of the annual budget, NASA is forced to beg for every penny."
Inspiring quote from the article: "When Apollo 11 landed on July 20, 1969, one fifth of the world’s population watched the moonwalk on television." That's about 600 million people. Remember that not nearly as many had TVs in 1969 and there was no such thing as cable.
To help put it in perspective, the IRS was founded in 1862. Their annual budget last year was about $11 billion compared to $17 billion for NASA . I wonder what the Feds do with all their money, which is being spent so ... they can collect money. Maybe they're waiting until their 150th to really hit a stride.
Of course no budget commentary is complete these days without reminding everyone of the $12 billion per month we spend in Iraq or the proposed $700 billion bailout plan for ridiculously wealthy executive screw ups, which could have instead funded NASA for the next 41 years.
http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-50th-anniversary/10099/
Sad quote from the article: "Despite consuming a fraction of a percent of the annual budget, NASA is forced to beg for every penny."
Inspiring quote from the article: "When Apollo 11 landed on July 20, 1969, one fifth of the world’s population watched the moonwalk on television." That's about 600 million people. Remember that not nearly as many had TVs in 1969 and there was no such thing as cable.
To help put it in perspective, the IRS was founded in 1862. Their annual budget last year was about $11 billion compared to $17 billion for NASA . I wonder what the Feds do with all their money, which is being spent so ... they can collect money. Maybe they're waiting until their 150th to really hit a stride.
Of course no budget commentary is complete these days without reminding everyone of the $12 billion per month we spend in Iraq or the proposed $700 billion bailout plan for ridiculously wealthy executive screw ups, which could have instead funded NASA for the next 41 years.
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