NASA's Economic Impact Report for 2019

 

In FY19, NASA’s efforts:

• Generated a total economic output of more than $64 billion 

 

• Supported more than 312,000 jobs

• Resulted in nearly $7 billion in federal, state, and local tax revenues

• Impacted all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

 

 

Links and References 

 

 

NASA Economic Impact Report — FY19

National Aeronautics and Space Administration&Moon to Mars Program Economic Impact Study

 

 

The US Death Rate from Covid-19 Relative to the Rest of the World

 

As the US mortality rate for the Corona virus now exceeds 200,000 deaths, it should also be noted that the US has one of the highest death rates in the World from the pandemic: more than twice as high per capita as Canada, nearly 20 times higher than in Australia,  and more than 100 times higher per capita than in  New Zealand.  

So as the wealthiest nation on Earth, the US did an astonishingly abysmal job dealing with the current pandemic relative to most of the rest of the world.   

Covid-19 Deaths per 100,000 population   


Belgium - 87.11

Spain - 65.63

Brazil - 65.53

UK - 62.98

USA - 61.09

Italy - 59.12

Mexico - 58.40

Sweden - 57.60

France - 46.79

Ireland - 36.92

Netherlands - 36.72

Iran - 29.2

South Africa - 27.68

Canada - 25.04

Switzerland - 24.07

Israel - 14.33

Russia - 13.44

Germany - 11.32

Denmark - 11.04

Austria - 8.67

India - 6.50

Finland - 6.18

Poland - 6.05

Norway - 5.07

Australia - 3.42

Japan - 1.20

South Korea - 0.75

New Zealand - 0.51

Singapore - 0.48

China - 0.34

Taiwan - 0.03



Links and References

John’s Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

After 200,000 coronavirus deaths, the US faces another rude awakening

Dynetics Crewed and Unmanned Lunar Landing Systems