45 years ago....

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Originally Posted by Greg Woelki

Here is an interesting perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlGemHL5vLY

An awesome video.

I do agree that NASA doesn't need to suddenly start sending manned missions to Mars, but they could be working, like SpaceX, to find better ways to put satellites into orbit. SpaceX is a private company. They'd only do this if there was money to be made eventually.

That being said, sending people into space is way cooler. We pay Russia a bunch of money every time we send a guy up to the ISS. It's be pretty neat if it worked the other way. I'm not saying they'd make money, but we'd hear a lot more about space.

Currently, most Americans contribute less than $9 per year to NASA with their federal income tax. That's less than a pack of cigarettes (in NY).