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NASA's Earthly pursuits appeared to come easy to opponents, who pointed out that 1) Earth science is a founding principle of NASA, and 2) we won't be able to do very much future exploration of anything from a home planet which is completely destroyed.
Space and Earth Sciences News Earth science is not hard science congressional Republicans declare
“It’s not is there’s been a big increase from a baseline, it’s actually coming back from a major reduction that took place during the Bush Administration,”
The Space Review The core of NASA s mission
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Senator Cruz, (R) of Texas, became the new chair of the Senate's subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness when the Republican Party took control of the chamber in January.
Cruz drew headlines in January when he was made chair of the Senate space and science subcommittee despite a long history of climate change skepticism, including telling CNN in a February 2014 interview that there was no data to support the existence of climate change.
Since 2003, nearly 100 feet of beach next to the launch pads have been lost to sea level rise, according to CBS News. NASA is now spending $2.8 million on a new mile-long dune to protect the site's launch pads. Three more dunes are also planned.
Ted Cruz tells NASA chief to focus less on climate change and more on space exploration video - CSMonitor.com
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This is what happens when America elects Republicans into leadership positions. You get the most ignorant people in the world in charge of America's science. One science committee has a guy in charge who doesn't believe in evolution. Then you have Ted Cruz. And the GOP wonders why the world laughs at them.
Space and Earth Sciences News Earth science is not hard science congressional Republicans declare
“It’s not is there’s been a big increase from a baseline, it’s actually coming back from a major reduction that took place during the Bush Administration,”
The Space Review The core of NASA s mission
Senator Cruz, (R) of Texas, became the new chair of the Senate's subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness when the Republican Party took control of the chamber in January.
Cruz drew headlines in January when he was made chair of the Senate space and science subcommittee despite a long history of climate change skepticism, including telling CNN in a February 2014 interview that there was no data to support the existence of climate change.
Since 2003, nearly 100 feet of beach next to the launch pads have been lost to sea level rise, according to CBS News. NASA is now spending $2.8 million on a new mile-long dune to protect the site's launch pads. Three more dunes are also planned.
Ted Cruz tells NASA chief to focus less on climate change and more on space exploration video - CSMonitor.com
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This is what happens when America elects Republicans into leadership positions. You get the most ignorant people in the world in charge of America's science. One science committee has a guy in charge who doesn't believe in evolution. Then you have Ted Cruz. And the GOP wonders why the world laughs at them.