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Life Science Cutback Update

By Keith Cowing on December 10, 2007 8:44 AM.

Microbes May Threaten Lengthy Spaceflights, Washington Post

"With NASA now actively planning for the day when astronauts will live for months on the moon or make the years-long flight to Mars and back, a potentially troublesome question is being raised with increasing urgency: Is the human body -- even a well-protected human body -- capable of living in space for long periods without suffering serious damage?"

Editor's note: So what does Mike Griffin do? He slashes space life science research.

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