Government spending.
So I am watching a show on national geographic last night about asteroids. They were showing the destructive power of asteroids and so on. Now this show typically gives both view points when there are two different views. Yet this one did not have scientists with different views. Basicly they all agree that it is not a matter of if but just a matter of when earth will be nailed by an asteroid.
Even one that is just several hundred pounds could cause a shit load of damage, let alone any that are of considerable size that also cross earths orbit.
Nasa does have a program in place to find and track as many of these orbit crossing asteroids, and hopes to have it completed before 2008. Apparently the US via Nasa is the only one really working on this issue. They also have a skeleton staff and a laughable budget.
Now how is it we can spend billions on rebuilding after huricane damage, ear mark billions more for a bird flu, spend even billions more fighting a war and so on. Yet this program has an annual budget of 4 million dollars.
Before anyone answers, the number they gave giving our odds are 1:20,000 that is a better chance than someone getting struck by lightning.
Thoughts?
Even one that is just several hundred pounds could cause a shit load of damage, let alone any that are of considerable size that also cross earths orbit.
Nasa does have a program in place to find and track as many of these orbit crossing asteroids, and hopes to have it completed before 2008. Apparently the US via Nasa is the only one really working on this issue. They also have a skeleton staff and a laughable budget.
Now how is it we can spend billions on rebuilding after huricane damage, ear mark billions more for a bird flu, spend even billions more fighting a war and so on. Yet this program has an annual budget of 4 million dollars.
Before anyone answers, the number they gave giving our odds are 1:20,000 that is a better chance than someone getting struck by lightning.
Thoughts?
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