LibGuides: G7: NASA Debate: General Resources

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Federal Budget 2023
Infographic from the Congressional Budget Office
NASA's budget was $24B in 2022. Here's how it spends the money
Is space exploration worth the money? We've had a look at the numbers so you can decide.
Your Guide to NASA's Budget
None of NASA's budget is used for national defense or intelligence gathering programs;
PEW Study: Americans’ Views of Space: U.S. Role, NASA Priorities and Impact of Private Companies
In a changing world of space exploration defined by intensifying private efforts and competition between a growing number of nations, Americans continue to see an essential role for the United States as a leader in space exploration, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Investing in Space: Where NASA made cuts in its underwhelming budget request
A year ago, the space agency was seeking budgets of $27.2 billion and $27.7 billion for 2024 and 2025, respectively. Now, more than $2 billion worth of those ambitions has been shaved off from each year – the agency’s final 2024 budget passed by Congress was $24.9 billion, and the 2025 request is now $25.4 billion.

A Bill to Increase Funding
Links to pro/con arguments
Pro/Con Space Colonization
not the same, but related as a potential point of clash
DebateWise: Space Exploration Is a Waste of Money
pro/con articles
Why do we need NASA when we have SpaceX?
Launching things into space used to be the domain of government agencies working with large aerospace contractors. But not any more. In the past two decades, startup space companies have shown they can compete with and in some cases upstage their larger counterparts.
Can private companies carry NASA back to the Moon?
The failure of the most recent mission is a blow but not entirely surprising, according to experts. Nor is it indicative that such private lunar launches won’t work in the future.