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Bill Nye posts open letter to President Obama

Posted at 10:15 PM, Dec 09, 2013
and last updated 2013-12-09 22:15:59-05

NASA does not have a budget for 2014. The space agency has requested about $17.7 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. For comparison, Americans spend $61 billion on their pets per year. Their budget breaks down to 15 cents per American a day.

Bill Nye, “The Science Guy” has posted an open letter to President Barack Obama. He addresses NASA’s planetary exploration budget and NASA’s current major planetary missions.

Click on the video to watch.