[Names Ash Housewares]

And if we stumble on the frontiers, other nations will happily charge into them.

We will be making a terribly foolish choice if we let that happen. The benefits of human spaceflight are manifold.

Again the nations that lead on the frontiers, dictate the course of human history. That is serious business as important as defending this nation. In fact it IS defending this nation.

Again, the amount is tiny compared to other spending. Plenty of other things to cut then America's future.

[mamelukesabre]

You look at that chart and see a relatively small amount allocated to NASA. I look at that chart and see the HUGE amount allocated to the treasury department...includes servicing the debt. Seems to me the obvious thing to do would be to trim EVERY category down to the point where we have a surplus, and then use that surplus to whittle away at the debt.

In the long run, the good done by doing so will outweigh any good done by spending more on NASA.

[mikrofon]

“Other Independent Agencies” must include ACORN...