the issue kinda is money, though. keeping the iss manned and supplied is a large drain on nasa's budget and just putting more money toward nasa or anything that is a good idea is a bitch and a half in the bureaucracy. a smaller, more automated, modular/replaceable and mission specific station makes more sense than the aging monstrosity that's up there now.
the issue kinda is money, though. keeping the iss manned and supplied is a large drain on [nasa's budget](http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nasa2016budget.jpg) and just putting more money toward nasa or anything that is a good idea is a bitch and a half in the bureaucracy. a smaller, more automated, modular/replaceable and mission specific station makes more sense than the aging monstrosity that's up there now.
I just don't get it. The function it provides for scientific research is invaluable, yet they want to stick a hotel on it.
If the issue is money, which it isn't, surely the first thing you'd look at from a US point of view is the military.