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NASA's budget for science cut

Louis Friedman of the Planetary Society expresses concern over the 2007 budget numbers for NASA. The budget didn't decrease, but the emphasis shifted from scientific missions to manned space travel. Friedman doesn't mention it, but I can't help thinking the shift is driven by strategic military thinking. Not necessarily a bad thing, in fact a new space race might stimulate all kinds of cool innovation. But it would be worthwhile to have a conversation about our goals as a nation, and how we value (or fail to value) science. [Link]

jon posted this at 7:46 AM
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