What is NASAs budget, and why not divert money spent on space exploration into social programs?
NASA’s funding represents only about one penny out of every dollar in the U.S. federal budget. Diverting this money into social programs would provide a very minimal increase for those immediate needs, while eliminating resources devoted to the future and new solutions to problems. Information on NASA’s budget can be found at http://ifmp.nasa.gov/codeb/about/budget.htm.
