In 2022 Congress’ increased NASA’s annual budget by 3% to about $24 billion, short of the 7% increase the Biden administration sought. The budget includes $1.5 billion in funds for the moon-lander program which would, for the first time in decades, take astronauts back to the lunar surface.
67% Yes |
33% No |
65% Yes |
20% No |
3% Yes, and drastically increase NASA’s current budget |
6% No, not until we drastically decrease our federal deficit |
3% No, the government should leave human space travel to private companies |
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3% No, we should focus on saving the Earth instead of leaving it |
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1% No, and NASA’s budget should only be for military missions |
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0% No, the government should not fund any space exploration missions |
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@8M3N9NW3yrs3Y
yes, but we should focus more on saving the earth than space
@8CVTXN44yrs4Y
NASA should support private business like SpaceX
@4Z5RZ4P3yrs3Y
I believe as a planet, humanity should come together to work on a very big and potentially expansive project, one not meant for colonization, but more so for exploration.
I believe a station should be built (looking much like the death star) that contains multiple habitats, buildings, etc. to house the human race and all known life forms on earth in its genetic and physical make-up, and we should go out, explore the many different planets to discover other intelligent life to learn what we can from them, to expand our own intelligence and understanding of the universe.
@96259PT2yrs2Y
No, because we should focus on saving the Earth instead of leaving it and also NASA has also admitted that it's space programs and travels have been a falsification for years.
@9BTY39B12mos12MO
No, we should focus on saving the Earth instead of leaving it and NASA has also admitted that it's space programs and travels have been a falsification for years.
@95P6HN42yrs2Y
No, we should focus on saving the Earth instead of leaving it and also NASA has also admitted that it's space programs and travels have been a falsification for years.
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