NASA FY 2021 BUDGET REQUEST

[Klaralven]

FY 2019 $21.5B Actual

FY 2020 $22.6B Enacted

FY 2021 $25.2B

FY 2022 $27.2B

FY 2023 $28.6B

FY 2024 $28.1B

FY 2025 $26.3B

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/fy2021_agency_fact_sheet.pdf

Unfortunately a lot of the funding is earmarked for Lunar and Mars manned space exploration, and not enough is directed towards satellites beneficial to earth and to robotic exploration of the planets and their moons.

[Happy Hoosier]

1. I don't consider that unfortunate.

Humans should strive to do great things. Lunar and Mars missions will expand technology, spur innovation, and inspire minds to pursue science and technology careers.

Many "hard science" types will argue that unmanned missions and satellites are better and more efficient science, and I won't disagree with that. But we must not forget the human element. I entered aerospace not because of all the good science being done or technology being developed, but because I was inspired to be part of something great... something that expanded humanity's reach.

[Lochloosa]

2. They should double it.

Just a few things invented because of space exploration

Infrared ear thermometers. ...
Ventricular assist device. ...
LASIK. ...
Cochlear implants. ...
Artificial limbs. ...
Light-emitting diodes in medical therapies. ...
Invisible braces. ...
Scratch-resistant lenses.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spinoff_technologies

Full disclosure: My father worked in Gemini and Appolo