Did You Miss This?
The budget for 2014 that President Obama will propose next Wednesday bears all the hallmarks of a man who no longer has to worry about winning an election. There’s something in there to (expletive deleted) off everyone — except people who love science! Space science.
You see, while the budget calls for tax increases and benefit cuts that should reduce the deficit by $1.8 trillion over the next 10 years, it also gives $100 million to NASA for what SPACE.com describes as:
An audacious program to drag an asteroid into orbit around the moon for research and exploration purposes.
That’s right — we’re going to lasso an asteroid. And that’s not all! According to Senator Bill Nelson (emphasis on the cool science stuff added): “The plan combines the science of mining an asteroid, along with developing ways to deflect one, along with providing a place to develop ways we can go to Mars.” (Alantic Wire) [emphasis mine]
I just can’t think of anything to say except – Dear God, come get us!