National Academy Slams NASA Earth Science Plans
Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation’, NAS
Panel Criticizes NASA For Delaying Missions – Moon-Mars Initiative Blamed for Agency’s Woes, Washington Post
“A leading panel of experts sharply rebuked NASA yesterday for canceling or delaying Earth-observing space missions, blaming President Bush’s moon-Mars initiative for siphoning money from an environment-monitoring satellite system that is “at risk of collapse.”