Not much gets spent on space. Some numbers:<p>NASA&#x27;s budget for 2014 was $17.647 billion, which is approx 0.5% of US federal government spending [1].<p>Total ESA budget for 2015 was €4.28 billion (US$5.51 billion) [2].<p>Everyone else (including Russia) spends not very much at all.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Budget_of_NASA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Budget_of_NASA</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.esa.int&#x2F;For_Media&#x2F;Highlights&#x2F;ESA_budget_2015" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.esa.int&#x2F;For_Media&#x2F;Highlights&#x2F;ESA_budget_2015</a>