• Phanatik@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Worth pointing out that the scientific advancement would generate billions that NASA will only see a fraction of.

    • GaleFromCali@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Isn’t NASA funded by tax payer’s dollars? I guess you can look at it as a government funded non-profit research lab that it’s mission statement is to generate technological advancements for the general public’s benefit.

    • Lmaydev@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      Indeed. As they are publicly funded that money comes back in the form a taxing the profits private companies make from the technology, rather than directly into their pockets.