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Space & Planetary Science

More Unsubstantiated Arm Waving From Lou Friedman – Update

By Keith Cowing

NASA Watch

March 10, 2008

A Letter to Rep. Adam Schiff on the Mars Exploration Program, Planetary Society

“We support the new proposed direction for Mars sample return proposed by NASA. But it is being offered with no funds in the next five years.”

Editor’s 3 March 2008 note: NASA has set aside $68 million for Mars Sample Return mission studies so Friedman’s claim is demonstrably wrong – as are many other things in this letter (what else is new?) Stay tuned.

Editor’s 10 March 2008 note: Have a look at this presentation from the LSPC and some of the disinformation that is being sewn regarding SMD projects: Mars Program Myth Busters (PDF), SMD

Keith Cowing

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.