Keep NASA independent of the U.S. Military

One of the “trial balloons” of the incoming Obama administration is a proposed consolidation of NASA with US military programs for space. The ostensible reason is “national security,” but insecurity about our military’s capabilities to keep up with Chinese efforts to explore and exploit space are at the core of…

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Obama: Listen to scientists “especially when it’s inconvenient.”

We are about to do a 180 on government attitude toward science.   Barack Obama specifically singles out the "scientific process," and urges that we need to listen to scientists "especially when it's inconvenient." [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMlXNrBxM0g&eurl=http://bite-dose.com/science/obama-abandoning-science-fiction-as-he-announces-%E2%80%9Cscience-team%E2%80%9D/[/youtube]

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