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January 23, 2004
Costs and Benefits of Space
NSS Director J. David Baxter sent this letter to the Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News on January 23, 2004. Printed with permission. Dear Editor: I saw the political cartoon, in Friday's paper, depicting the Bush Space Program as costing "to infinity and beyond!". In reality, the Bush Space Program, at maximum cost, won't be above 1% of the federal budget. Also, $25 Billion per year, estimated for later development of the Space Program, will return to the economy $200 Billion per year in benefits. This estimate is based on studies from the benefits from project Apollo, given by the General Accounting Office. No other federal program gives these results. Sincerely,John David Baxter
Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted by apsmith at January 23, 2004 04:09 PM
