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Planetary Society Weighs in on NASA Budget
For Immediate Release
February 14, 2011
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Mat Kaplan
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NASA today announced its budget request for fiscal year 2012. The Planetary Society issued the following statement on it:
“Where's the innovation?” asked Bill Nye, Executive Director of the Planetary Society. “How can NASA innovate when Congress insists on building a new heavy lift rocket based on old designs? Science has been flat-lined. Planetary Science has been cut. Earth science missions have been delayed – again.
“Missions to the outer planets won't get off the ground when they're only 'studies.' Mr. Bolden talked about 'hard choices,' but what can he do when NASA has not been given a real budget for this fiscal year? The hard choices are yet to be made."
About The Planetary Society
With a global community of more than 2 million space enthusiasts, The Planetary Society is the world’s largest and most influential space advocacy organization. Founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman and today led by CEO Bill Nye, we empower the public to take a meaningful role in advancing space exploration through advocacy, education outreach, scientific innovation, and global collaboration. Together with our members and supporters, we’re on a mission to explore worlds, find life off Earth, and protect our planet from dangerous asteroids. To learn more, visit www.planetary.org.
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