So here is what I'm talking about…
Good and bad news comes with NASA’s 2012 budget
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On November 14, President Obama signed an Appropriations bill that solidified NASA’s budget for fiscal year 2012. The space agency will get $17.8 billion. That’s $648 million less than last year’s funding and $924 million below what the President had asked for.
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So, we're talking about priorities for research .. its a real, issue folks!
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Planetary missions will likely take the hit. And a funding cut now could seriously affect NASA’s long range plans, such as its planned missions to Mars through 2020. Prospective missions to Europa will face difficulties too, a real shame since liquid water was recently discovered under the icy surface of that Jovian moon.
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So why bother raving about the possibility of liquid water on a planet 600 lyrs distant ?
Catch up with the time, folks !
Its time to get real .. especially if you are truly interested in discovering exo-life … as opposed to living inside a fantasy-world propped up by a belief-based fantasy notion destined to return zilch …. due to the near implausibilty of remote exo-life detection at huge distances !
Time for a dose of reality !
Cheers