The idea that the new mars and moon base plans are an attempt to draw funding away from research that provides further evidence of global warming, ozone depletion, etc is pure conspiracy theory. This is however exactly the kind of conspiracy that I'd expect Bush to be involved in. I'm as excited as all the other nerds about space exploration, but this administration has done so little to instill trust in the past that I'm only left to guess and insinuate what the underlying motivations actually are. What good is a base on Mars if the Earth is left uninhabitable?
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