[Pazuzu]

"expected return on investment"

See, that's what I want to learn more about. Is the day and age such that we would need a return on investment, vs. just writing a check and saying "NASA has to survive, period, it's manifest destiny or whatever"? Do we need to get a return? What if we attempt to get back to the Moon, and fail, but really put a good push in and just can't pull it off? What are the limits to what we accept as a return from NASA? Do they need to come up with the next Tang?

This is all just for conversation's purposes. I know where I stand on it, I'm not going to be swayed by anyone, but I am interesting in the Everyman view of NASA right now.