First, if the United States cannot get on the same page on investing our money into something that has had great returns, then what can we get on the same page on. Second, while I understand that we are in a debt crisis, that does not mean we should be cutting programs that work and bring an economic and social benefit to society. Just imagine if we put a big portion of that fiscal stimulus money towards the space program into a mission to the moon, or mars, or anything large enough to require a lot of building. Just imagine all the work and jobs that we would need to go into planning the mission, designing the equipment, building the equipment etc. And from a national political perspective, not all of that work has to be done in Texas. It could have been done all over the country. Then think about all the technological innovation that would have been discovered that the private sector could use to start new businesses and stimulate job growth. I am not an expert on NASA and its benefits, economic or inherent, to society, but it seems like a dumb thing to pull while we are in a recession, especially because the private sector is ill-equipped to pick up where NASA left off.