Here on Earth -

Here on Earth:

WTF did space exploration ever do for ME?
OK...follow along boys and girls...and remember that NASA/space exploration portion of the U.S. budget is less than one half of one percent...see the graphic and text below.
Go see the nice informative website at www.ridingwithrobots.org
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Here on Earth:
“Why are we spending money and effort on space exploration when we’re facing so many issues here at home? We shouldn’t go into space until we solve all our problems...Here On Earth"

A Very Thin Slice of Pie

Ask many Americans what percentage of the federal budget is taken up by NASA, and they’ll answer with something in the double digits. The actual amount? Less than one percent. Less than one half of one percent, in fact. In this famous interactive infographic by The New York Times, the space budget is represented by one of the tiny sub-squares in one of the small squares in the lower right, far too small to be labeled at this scale. 

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