NASA spending peaks
That same year, NASA started work on its Apollo program, which had the aim of landing the first people on the moon.
After soaring for years, NASA's spending reached its peak, hitting an out-of-this-world $5.9 billion and accounting for an astonishing 4.41% of the entire Federal budget. That equates to a staggering $58.5 billion in today's money.
lovemoney staff
16 November 2022
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