Morgan Truce
02-15-2005, 06:55 AM
Bush Orders Army to Shoot Down NASA’s Hubble Telescope (http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s3i7414)
"It's a very tight budget year," said John Logsdon of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute. NASA "did get an increase where most agencies didn't, but it was bad news for the Hubble program. Nevertheless, the 2.4 percent overall increase is only about half of what the White House had promised last year after President Bush promised to ramp up America's space program. Shooting down the Hubble was seen as the only available option..."
"It's a very tight budget year," said John Logsdon of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute. NASA "did get an increase where most agencies didn't, but it was bad news for the Hubble program. Nevertheless, the 2.4 percent overall increase is only about half of what the White House had promised last year after President Bush promised to ramp up America's space program. Shooting down the Hubble was seen as the only available option..."