NASA gets under 0.5 % of federal spending yet returns roughly $3 for every $1 invested, spurring innovation, jobs, and tax revenue. To fund moon and Mars ambitions amid fierce global competition, it’s leaning on private partners, international cost‐sharing, and tighter program management—because sustained investment today seeds breakthroughs, economic growth, and leadership for decades to come.
Two American astronauts spent nine months aboard the ISS — not because they were “abandoned,” but because that was the safest plan. The real drama unfolded on Earth, where political theater threatened to turn a successful mission into a manufactured crisis.
NASA is harnessing open science data and a global watch network to guard Earth from dangerous asteroids. By tracking new space rocks like the recently discovered 2024 YR4, scientists can swiftly assess potential threats. They are also testing methods to deflect asteroids should one ever target our planet.
“I remember going out during Apollo 11, looking up and thinking, there are people on the Moon, and I want to do that as well.”
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