Is the United States spending enough money on NASA?

The purpose of this survey of sources is to examine the advantages of investing more money on NASA. It will present information gathered from different sources that support increased spending by the United States on NASA. It will also counter some of the arguments against increased spending.
General Facts
Many facts about NASA=s budget are presented in a June 1998 issue of Congressional Quarterly Weekly entitled ALost in Space: NASA=s Quest For a New Direction.@ NASA=s budget has declined $1 billion in real terms over the past four years. Congressional Quarterly also notes that NASA has learned to make better use of what they are given by using a streamlined and cost-conscious management approach known as Afaster, better, cheaper@. Another point mentioned in the article that supports increased spending on NASA is that a recent industry study said world-wide revenues from space, estimated at $77 billion in 1996, could reach $120 billion by 2000. It also provides a supporting qu...