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.
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Phanatik@kbin.social 1 year agoWorth pointing out that the scientific advancement would generate billions that NASA will only see a fraction of.
Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 year ago
GaleFromCali@lemmy.world 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.