in the past 17 years 7 people have died traveling beyond earth’s atmosphere. in the united states during the year 2000 alone 41,717 people died in car accidents and 28,663 people died from bullets.
nasa has asked for 15 billion dollars for 2003. contrast with the expected military operational budget of 396 billion dollars – that includes a 46 billion dollar increase from 2002…</em> [consumptive]