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NASA leveled by Trump (www.nasa.gov)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Not only is Trump leveling science funding at NASA, like he did with the National Science Foundation, but look closely at the budget. Beginning next year at 800 million and by 2030, 3.5 billion (nearly 20% of its budget), NASA is required to work towards “Commercial Moon and Mars Infrastructure and Transportation”. The ultimate subsidy for the commercial space sector.

They also eliminated STEM engagement program, which provided funding for the next generation of scientists to participate in NASA opportunities. I can’t wait for all this greatness Trump has been preaching to arrive.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

Trump is doing more for the science programs in other nations than those nations ever could.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is NASA a threat to Elon's monopolization of launches?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Pretty much, why let the public sector do something when you can funnel government contracts to private industry for kickbacks?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

and a boot to the head

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

It's not like American scientists and intellectuals will flee to other nations that value themselves more, crippling US innovation...right?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I seriously don't understand why he is doing this. Isn't trump friends with eslong musk? The way i'm seeing this is cutting the budget for nasa would only go against elon. If he wanted to save money, then he should have just cut military spending.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago

Trump doesn't want to save money, he wants to reward people who reward him. You can't analyze anything he does in terms of anything he claims to be doing.

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