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		adwn on March 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We can do better than “same, but electric” > (unlike e.g. free healthcare, space exploration, etc. which are a net win, economically) I'm a big fan of space exploration, but I seriously doubt that it's an economic net win.

chriswarbo on March 29, 2022 [–]

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2020_na... estimates a "total economic output" of 64 billion dollars from Nasa activities in 2019, for a budget of 21.5 billion.

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