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.
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@8RB8LR24yrs4Y
No, the government should leave space travelling to private sectors, but significantly increase the funding to NASA.
More resources should not be spent on exploring space until the problems of world trade, environmental pollution, workers' rights, etc. are solved
@3988BJS5yrs5Y
Yes, support space exploration in conjunction with private sector and allies
I'd rather fund programs that help this planet than escape the problems we've created
@397F2BQ5yrs5Y
No, the private sector has gotten to the point where assistance and advancement from government agencies is no longer required. Start transitioning NASA into a regulatory body.
@398P3RF5yrs5Y
Only if individual US Citizens explicitly opt into extra taxes that will go directly towards space travel (or whatever they would like to fund)
@394RSPB5yrs5Y
Not sure where to stand because we live on earth, and life cannot exist in space unless millions upon millions are spent to enable life in space.
@394V97K5yrs5Y
Not right now, as the nation is burdened with a massive deficit. Once we reduce it to manageable levels, we can start funding it again.
@396Q8SM5yrs5Y
No, fix the problems on our planet before expanding into space.
@394RP655yrs5Y
I support space exploration but it is not the most pressing thing that they should spend money on in this economic climate.
@3977K4W5yrs5Y
Space exploration and travel are vitally important but we need to set priorities. Right now we should continue to support NASA with a sustainable budget but we should also deal with some issues involving our crumbling infrastructure and other domestic problems.
@397GKXX5yrs5Y
We can't even handle the planet we have been given much less keep trying to pollute another planet. We have so much need and misery here on Earth that we need to care for--forget all the billions of dollars spent on space travel for the pride of a few scientists and so we as a nation can boast. We are also filling our atmosphere with all sorts of things which will probably one day come down and do goodness knows what.
Yes, for military purposes only.
@397TBPG5yrs5Y
I think now that we have done a lot of things like man on the moon, I would rather have private industry do the work then Government and it will be 10 times cheaper.
@397V26J5yrs5Y
Yes, many important discoveries have been made, many in the medical field.
@397WBGN5yrs5Y
Space exploration is important but funding other countries who don't add to our economy is stupid and needs to stop immediately
@3984XGX5yrs5Y
no, every dollar our nation has should be put towards bettering our economy and improving the lives of our people, not used to fund billion dollar space programs that have no immediate effect on the well being of our people.
@3988XGL5yrs5Y
Once again stop wasting billions on "defense" spending and we'll have plenty of money for things like this
@396S96V5yrs5Y
Yes, there is a lot of scientific discoveries that can only be discovered in space. Cells grow in 3d is space, flames have a sphere shape instead of a cone, which helps scientists create a more pure combustion. These are just a couple ways that space travel has helped science. The cure for cancer may be discovered in space.
@394RPTJ5yrs5Y
I think if NASA were too do any more space travel programs, they would 1. Have to somehow improve current levels of technology, or 2. Benefit human life.
