16 Jul
2014
16 Jul
'14
4:29 p.m.
Yep, Seth, that's pretty much what I alluded to in my prior post on the subject. It's not a national priority anymore. On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
For context, the entire 30-year cost of the US Space Shuttle program, every mission, was the equivalent of the 2008 AIG bailout.
You could fund a crewed mission to Mars for half the cost of just the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project.
My point is that we in fact absolutely _can_ afford to explore space - but we have elected people who prioritize our nation's wealth elsewhere.