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Re:The program to build NASA’s moon rocket could double in p... by ProAm on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:28PM (#18195368)
My whole point was spending 9B on a rocketship is nothing compare to what we waste (not all military spending is waste, but there is plenty of waste in the defense budget) that we can afford to buy this rocket from Boeing. We probably spending more on healthcare for retired politicians than space exploration
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Re:The program to build NASA’s moon rocket could double in p... by njarboe on Thursday October 11, 2018 @02:46PM (#18196033)
The US Government spends almost twice as much on the kidney failure program (the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program), $32.8 billion[1] than on NASA $19.5 billion. Very hard to find the ESRD figure, if you don't already know what it is called. NASA budget is very easy to find.

[1] https://juniperpublishers.com/joju/pdf/JOJUN.MS.ID.555651.pd...

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Re:The program to build NASA’s moon rocket could double in p... by jessaustin on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:42PM (#18195500)
If you're suggesting that we stop paying for this, I agree in principle, but I'm afraid it would cause some bad incentives. It's hard enough to get them to retire already.
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