Space program

Space is underrated and unappreciated now days, however if the world is going to continue to grow then we have no other option but to expand beyond our worlds boundaries and not only explore the rest of our universe but begin to inhabit it as well.

Currently we spend around 18 billion on NASA. Below is my proposal.

The largest telescope in the world cost around 167 million to build, yet it has opening the universe up to us more then anything ever has, giving us insights into space that we could never have imagined. However it is still small only 10.4 meters across. I would suggest the building of a significantly larger telescope something that we could see much further beyond anything we ever have something closer to a 50 meter across telescope. With an estimated cost of 3 Billion dollars. We would spend this amount each and every year, first building the telescope and then each year following it up with additional telescopes, satellites,  research facilities and more.

The current space station cost us 150 billion to build, my proposal would be to expand the space station, and not something small, I want to expand the station to add plant life, artificial gravity and a construction bay (Its much cheaper to construct ships and components in space then to make them on earth and send them to space). My proposal would be to spend a full 150 billion each year on expanding the space station and as it is finished those funds will not only maintain the station and add to it as technology improves but will also be used to manufacture ships, satellites and other components in space.

Nasa would be in charge of deciding the actual spending of the funds, however with the agreement of funds Nasa will agree that no astronaut, worker or other employee will be paid more then 100,000 per year.