Good news and bad news for NASA

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The Register: Trump to NASA: Fly me (or some other guys) to the Moon

Trump on Monday signed off on Space Policy Directive 1, an order that the American space agency prioritize the establishment of a base on the Moon and eventual plans to land people on Mars.
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While that sounds good there is a caveat. The government wants NASA to look outwards, but also wants it to do less work looking at Earth. The latest budget recommendations see NASA's Earth sciences funding cut by 13 per cent, leading the agency to cancel its involvement in some climate monitoring.

So, yeah - something that some of us have been pushing for for years has been turned into bread and circuses.