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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's actually surprising that NASA only has 50% more budget than a single particle accelerator, given the huge number of cutting edge projects NASA is working on.

[–] Necromnomicon 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only about half a penny of every federal tax dollar goes to NASA.

[–] uis 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is one-time vs recurring payment

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's why I compared it to 44x the initial jwst budget