[RJL]

“A quick NASA calculation,” noted Tucker, “revealed that the Mars effort would cost nearly $500 billion over 30 years.”

If one wants to talk about waste, look no further than Boston's "Big dig" it cost $14.6 billion for 7.8 miles of underground roadway. That's over $50 for each man, woman and child in the United States.

All so Bostonians don't have to wait in traffic.

[KevinDavis]

Naw it is easy to bash NASA and the space program..