LadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoOr the common cold!lazysoci.alimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1521arrow-down169
arrow-up1452arrow-down1imageOr the common cold!lazysoci.alLadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 days agoDoing “stupid space stuff” in no way prevents us from improving things. The NASA budget is not even a rounding error in the grand scheme of things. And getting rid of the nazi nerds is an entirely different conversation.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoIn a way he’s right, the space race was really a dick-measuring contest against the ruskies to demonstrate launch capabilities. But yeah, we’ve gotten a lot more from NASA than just winning a dick-measuring contest.
Doing “stupid space stuff” in no way prevents us from improving things. The NASA budget is not even a rounding error in the grand scheme of things. And getting rid of the nazi nerds is an entirely different conversation.
In a way he’s right, the space race was really a dick-measuring contest against the ruskies to demonstrate launch capabilities.
But yeah, we’ve gotten a lot more from NASA than just winning a dick-measuring contest.