(pb) >>22914912 What DOES NASA Science Do For Me? Memory foam, Dustbuster, Highway safety grooves?

Meager returns for $1.19 trillion taxpayer money spent. The Slinky was far more bang for the buck.

Since its founding in 1958, the United States has spent nearly $650 billion on NASA in nominal dollars, according to Wikipedia and the Planetary Society. When adjusted for inflation, that figure is closer to $1.19 trillion, an average of $19 billion per year.

The initial development cost for the Slinky was a $500 loan, equivalent to around $7,500-$8,000 today. This loan was used to finance the manufacture of the first 400 Slinkys. The Slinkys were an instant hit, selling out in 90 minutes at a price of $1 each.

Articles

These Sick Criminals Are Who Democrats and the Legacy Media Are Defending

The White House

April 15, 2025

Brutal killers and rapists— all taken off our streets in just the past week thanks to the tireless work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

If Democrats and the legacy media had their way, these sick criminals would still be roaming free.

Here are just a few of the depraved criminal illegal immigrants ICE has arrested in the past several days:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/04/these-sick-criminals-are-who-democrats-and-the-legacy-media-are-defending/