NASA Has Spent $20 Billion On Canceled Projects [Infographic]

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 10:10 in Astronomy & Space

Cool space vehicles that almost existed NASABut Congressmen have a plan to revamp the space agency so it runs more efficiently, like the FBI. Last week, several Congressmen from the House of Representatives introduced a bill (PDF) that, if passed into law, would restructure NASA's leadership. The new law would take away most of the President's control of the space agency and give it to a to a Board of Directors, and would also institute a 10-year term for NASA Administrators, just like they have in the FBI. At the press conference, the Congressmen introducing the bill said they thought it would serve to straighten out NASA's long-term goals, and cited the $20 billion the agency has spent on projects that were ultimately canceled: Click here to see a detailed version of this infographic. Twenty billion is nothing to sneeze at, though it's worth noting that the Department...

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