So heavy but so worth it
Source: Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch — Wait But Why
article mention spending on space program by usa peaked at ~5% of federal budget. in 2023, per Gemini, “The U.S. federal budget for fiscal year 2023, which ran from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, was $6.134 trillion.”
5% of 6.1T is $305B.
For reference, that’s less than 1/2 of the military budget.
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