You are right, it is $200 billion within the last few years. I heard this on a radio talk show, after the bridge collapse in Minneapolis. They gutted social security, now they have gutted the highway money. If they didn't gut Nasa back in the 70's, Von Braun had plans to go to Mars by 1986 and have a permanent colony on the moon with mining operations for platinum. (The moon has platinum lying aroung on the surface. The Apollo astronauts brought back some. Carter gutted the military back in the 70's and Reagan had to restore it. Bill did the same thing in the 90's. Some things the govn't must do. Social issues they cannot solve, no matter how much money they pour into it. Science, research and development, always has paybacks. Sorry for ranting.