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Re:Elon Musk argues that putting a million people on Mars en... by twoodfin on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @11:11AM (#8388602)
Besides being condescending and bordering on the nonsensical, the U.S. spends way, way more on space exploration than lipstick. Lipstick & lip gloss sales are ~$500M annually[1], while NASA's budget averages around $15B in constant 2007 dollars[2].

[1] http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230445980...

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA

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