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Hubble Future Is Cloudier After Katrina
XorNand writes "The AP is reporting that Katrina has further jeopardized the already tenuous future of the Hubble space telescope. The hurricane damaged the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the shuttle's fuel tanks are built, and the Mississippi-based Stennis Space Center, where shuttle engines are tested, NASA officials said."
I'm sure this simple report about the effects of a hurricane on the near-future efforts of NASA will somehow be twisted around into 'its Bush's fault'.
Sad people, you need to get a life.
Its also a shame that NASA got hit this hard, perhaps they should consider spreading their facilities around the country instead.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
After reading about how the federal government cut the Army Corps of Engineers' budget regarding the New Orleans levies, it explains much on why NASA is less and less effective. Granted, NASA's budget cuts and politicians' interest has been falling for years but it seems in recent years there is much less funding as it supports no neocon cause. Funding for NASA won't help the causes of ID, abstinance, curbing abortion rights or giving tax breaks for the rich. Since it serves no useful purpose to any necon issues, it is slowly gutted.
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