After reading as much as i could, i thought i'd like to clarify some things that seem to be distorted about NASA.
First off, before i get brutally flamed, i dont need to say that much about the conspiracy, or even about it's existance.
So, most people believe that NASA gets most (if not all) of its money because of their "awsome space program". Thats true, but the way its used distorts the facts. It would be the equivalent of saying Colombus only needed to go to India to say he went there and nothing more. The money that NASA gets are more for the benefits of going into space, not necessarily going into space itself. (ill talk about it more a little later)
Another thing i am seeing a lot of is that NASA benefits more from saying earth is round rather than flat. Well, that doesnt cover the whole story either. After all, nasa could claim the earth was actually flat in the model, and say they went to the moon, launched sattlelites, w/e. If anything we would get more recognition from saying that it was round, and dispelling a popular theory. Not to mention, lying about the earth's shape like that would only give them the looming threat of being exposed.
NASA's money sources dont really care THAT much about space. They really only care about the benefits of it. Staying ahead of storms, 0 gravity research (those protein crystals grow SO much better in space!), GPS, etc. People tried on earth themselves, and deemed it impossible or impractical to get these benefits on earth, so if they can do that without going into space, then they got what they were paid to do anyway. In all honesty, if they were able get all of that research/data/materials, without going into space, i must say, i am MORE impressed.