NASA cuts 'will hamper science'

Published: Jun 08, 2005
Source: news.bbc.co.uk



A major US research body has warned that cuts in Nasa's 2006 budget will hamper progress in understanding our planet and the rest of the Universe.

The American Geophysical Union says there are signs space and Earth science have dropped in priority at Nasa.

The AGU says research in these areas is threatened by the financial demands of meeting President Bush's Moon-to-Mars initiative and other manned programmes.

It also says Nasa is doing "more than it can with the resources provided".continue..