Comment Comment by mikedelago > much of what it does do could easily be replaced with a generative AI model that produces new space pictures for desktop backgrounds.Ok, you're obviously trolling here. This is clearly bait. But for anyone else reading this:NASA's budget for 2023 was roughly $25 billion [0]For the same year, NASA generated (again, roughly) $76 billion in economic output [1].Every dollar of funding goes back into the economy three-fold. Doesn't really seem like a waste to me.Also, NASA's operations in 2023 created/supported over 300,000 jobs to Americans[2]. Again, doesn't seem like a waste to me.[0] - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fiscal-year-...[1] - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/final-fy23-n...[2] - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/nasa-fy23-ec... parent mikedelago 1 year ago
Ok, you're obviously trolling here. This is clearly bait. But for anyone else reading this:
NASA's budget for 2023 was roughly $25 billion [0]
For the same year, NASA generated (again, roughly) $76 billion in economic output [1].
Every dollar of funding goes back into the economy three-fold. Doesn't really seem like a waste to me.
Also, NASA's operations in 2023 created/supported over 300,000 jobs to Americans[2]. Again, doesn't seem like a waste to me.
[0] - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fiscal-year-...
[1] - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/final-fy23-n...
[2] - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/nasa-fy23-ec...