No, but the speaker in your video is an ignoramous when it comes to innovation and progress. That comes from individual liberty and privately allocated capital, not from politically motivated spending.
deGrasse Tyson is a leftist supporting big government.
His dad was director of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HARYOU He’s never held a job outside of academia or government according to his bio.
His mentors are also leftists and pro-government. Carl Sagan opposed Pres. Reagan’s SDI. You can find that here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan#Personal_life_and_beliefs
deGrasse Tyson’s own information is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
He is agnostic, but only because firm proof against the existence of God cannot be found.
He is anti-religion and participated in this conference here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Belief:_Science,_Religion,_Reason_and_Survival
I would be careful to support political control of the sciences at all and NASA specifically. We don’t need them. Additionally, as a conservative you should be focused on the Constitution. NASA is unConstitutional.
Government injects politics into everything it does. Kennedy used space and NASA as a political tool. Look at the Food Pyramid, global warming, or the EPA for current examples of political abuse of science.
Well Tyson’s personal stats are not what the debates about.
Your attacking the messenger, not the points made.
There are plenty of right wingers that support NASA and you of course know that.
I think your too extreme in being anti-government views.
A tiny portion of the federal government takes human presence beyond earth and benefits our nation in manifold ways. You could cancel NASA or double it. It wouldnt’ matter to the federal budget. It’s tiny.
“Our progress in space, taking giant steps for all mankind, is a tribute to American teamwork and excellence. Our finest minds in government, industry and academia have all pulled together. And we can be proud to say: We are first; we are the best; and we are so because we’re free. “America has always been greatest when we dared to be great. We can reach for greatness again. We can follow our dreams to distant stars, living and working in space for peaceful, economic, and scientific gain.” -Ronald Wilson Reagan