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NASA Turns Its Back on Planet Earth

23 Jul 06

Nasa has dropped from its mission statement it's charge to "understand and protect our home planet."  The question is whether its new emphasis on  space exploration means the Bush Administraiton thinks it's already too late to "protect our home planet," or whether it just thinks colonizing space is more important than keeping Earth habitable for the rest of us.