
PolicyJuly 16, 2019
Who Should Pay for “Moon Shots”?
The federal government must step up funding of science and technology R&D
Anjali Tripathi is an astrophysicist, who has served two U.S. Presidents. She is a research associate of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and a former White House Fellow in the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Who Should Pay for “Moon Shots”?
The federal government must step up funding of science and technology R&D