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Maybe NASA should take over COVID relief and disaster relief and any other task governments seem to suck at?

Posted by Max Feb 18 '21, 14:18

The stat that sticks with me from Space Academy (in the early 90s): 'every dollar spent on NASA programs gets returned to the economy 7x due to all the free use of its technology developments.'

https://www.inverse.com/article/39318-nasa-budget-contribute-to-the-us-economy (www.inverse.com)

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NASA has issues just like any other government agency. The Space Launch System (SLS) is a current example of things going less than well - JD Feb 18, 14:23
Postal Service? -- nm - budice Feb 18, 14:18 1
- Well except that one, it takes NASA seven months to deliver. -- nm - Max Feb 18, 14:20

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