[killerswan]

It is indeed interesting, but IIRC most of the funding for satellite launches (R&D for III-V semiconductors) came from intelligence, not NASA.

So, um, thank you, NSA! :P

[D9u]

I thought it was the NRO? http://www.nro.gov/about/

[hrkristian]

What with their love for predictability, it's no wonder they're strong supporters of the sun.

[hxc]

I would rather dump trillions of dollars into NASA and their tech :D.