What costs $5.4 million dollars a mile to move?

Keli wrote:Bawney Fwanks's bowels?

TerryRC wrote:Our future is in space, like it or not.

Energy, raw materials and, most of all, room to breathe.

Only a fool keeps all of his eggs in one basket.

BTW, most modern medical technology tools spun-off from NASA inventions for monitoring the astronauts.

TerryRC wrote:I have no problem with space exploration. I, however, do have problems with the government doing it. As was proven by the Spaceship One folks, the private sector could accomplish far more with far less.

I quite agree. Unfortunately, I can't see most companies risking the trillions needed for real advancement of a space program.

BTW, most modern medical technology tools spun-off from NASA inventions for monitoring the astronauts.

Obama also called for:

•A federal effort to inspire students to pursue science and engineering careers, particularly "clean energy" ones, through education and scholarships.

•A decade-long $42.6 billion budget-doubling for the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Standards and Technology and Energy Department's science office.

The nation now spends about 2.6% of its $14.2 trillion GDP on research and development, primarily in the defense industry, according to the National Science Foundation. Most of that development funding comes from industry, more than $270 billion, with federal agencies spending roughly $100 billion. Recent stimulus spending added $21.5 billion to the federal total this year.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-04-27-obama-science_N.htm