NASA Knows How To Party

doug141 writes "NASA spends between $400,000 and $1.3 million on a party at every shuttle launch, according to CBS. Select personnel are treated to 5 days at a 4 star hotel. This year alone, they've spent $4 million on parties. NASA asked for, and was given, $1 billion more from the Senate this year. NASA proponents argue it makes more sense to give money to talented, productive people in exchange for scientific knowledge, than spend in on unproductive people in the form of straight welfare."

Nothing to see here...

[Kjella]

Nothing to see here, please move along

Great. Another party to which I'm not invited...

Otoh

[Arthur B.]

There are probably no girls at the party

Re:Nothing to see here...

[phaggood]

>NASA spends between $400,000 and $1.3 million on a party at every shuttle launch,

So, that's like, 3-4 times per year? Feh, they've got a long way to go before they reach Lohan-esque fete-tification.

Re:The truth hurts.

[Anonymous Coward]

Let's see your contributions.

Re:Otoh

[The Living Fractal]

Yea, we at the more mature stage in our lives call them "Women". I know the term scares you in a deep and profound way, but some day you will come to actually appreciate them, until you marry one, and then you will move from "Women" to "Bloodsucking Demons". It's all part of the natural order of thing.

Automatic disqualification

[Harmonious Botch]

Great. Another party to which I'm not invited..

Well, they did say that they were spending it on "...talented, productive people...", and you're posting on slashdot.

Re:Morale booster?

[maxwell demon]

Yeah, the people at NASA could easily be outdone at their own job by a crowd of slashdot reading armchair-rocket-scientists, right?

This armchair-rocket you speak of seems like an interesting concept. Could you tell me more about it?

That's nothing...

[kbox]

... The IRS spend $6 million on cocaine and hookers alone.

NASA's business is stars

[SEWilco]

Because NASA's business is stars, with billions of stars you'd think NASA could manage more than 4 stars in the hotels.

Re:Morale booster? No, contractor pleaser.

[Viper Daimao]

tell that to congress...

Re:That's nothing...

[Invidious]

Pft, if the IRS spent $6 mil on cocaine and hookers, I'd be much happier at my job.

Re:Morale booster?

[zero_offset]

$explanation

So you see, it actually isn't all that $emotion.

Re:Don't you love sensational summaries

[raehl]

Government expenditures in science and research provide a way to achieve technological improvements where the inventor would not normally be able to recoup direct financial benefits, or where it would be prohibitive to raise the amount of capital necessary to complete the project.

The shuttle program costs BILLIONS of dollars. The only entity that has BILLIONS of dollars available to spend is the federal government. And maybe Microsoft. And since we're on Slashdot, I'm pretty sure you don't want Microsoft launching satellites.