SMD Update
NASA Weathers Departure, Rumors of Budget Cuts, NPR
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Talk of the Nation, March 28, 2008 – Planetary scientist Alan Stern has announced that he is stepping down as NASA’s associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, the head role in the space agency’s science programs. His departure was unexpected, and the agency gave no reason for the sudden departure.”
