NASA Priorities Out of Whack?

amerinese writes "Just last week, we saw a story on NASA reconsidering the fate of the DAWN mission, another reminder of the space agency's budget woes. Gregg Easterbrook over at Slate.com argues not only is the budget a little short, but NASA's priorities are all wrong. From the article: 'For at least a decade, it's been clear that the space shuttle program is a clunker. Nonetheless, NASA's funding remains heavy on the shuttle and the space station, while usually slighting science. This year's proposed budget for fiscal 2007 takes the cosmic cake.' Is NASA just not thinking creatively enough?"

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6 billion a month, every month

[Anonymous Coward]

is the current cost of Iraq, thats every month for the past 3+ years and still no foreseeable end, it would be cheaper to hand the Iraqis a million dollars each but that doesnt keep Dick &George with his cronies in mansions and gold bathrooms

NASA didnt shift priorities the US Gov did, they decided killing people or research into killing people more efficiently was much more profitable and rewarding so thats where their focus is, if NASA starting creating death rays you can be sure the Bush regime would be masturbating furiously in support