2 How much does space exploration cost NASA?
Obviously, there is more to spending in space than the ISS. Figure 2 shows the costs to NASA of spending on space exploration for each year from the financial year (FY) 2004 up to the financial year (FY) 2020, known as ‘Obama’s NASA dilemma’ for the period 2009 and beyond.
Now use Figure 2 to complete Activity 2.
Activity 2 The cost of space exploration to NASA
Allow approximately 10 minutes
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. By 2020, which aspect is likely to reach zero cost?
2. By 2020, which aspect is likely to achieve the greatest investment?
3. By which year was spending on the ISS anticipated to be almost zero?
You will now look at the cost of space exploration for a country, in this case the USA.
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