NASA Administrator Resigns After Leak Of Offensive Anti-Moon Email, The Onion “I wish I could understand what would possess someone so committed to space exploration to say such ugly things about the moon,” NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot said, adding that he was shocked and appalled when he read Bolden’s wish that the moon would “just wane itself out of existence.” “But his comments were clearly inexcusable. Unfortunately, I think […]

The Onion Predicts Real Life: Republicans Block NASA’s Asteroid Plan, Mother Jones “President Obama’s plan to have NASA lasso an asteroid, tow it toward Earth, place it into the moon’s orbit, and claim the space rock for the United States of America has hit a congressional snag. The New York Times reports:… …In a way, the Times got scooped on this story. By the Onion. More than two years ago:…” […]