RIP NASA

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In an effort to appease the public, the President has decided to roll back NASA's funding. For some of my young friends, whose only exposure to space is the JJ Abram's fiasco Star Trek Prequel that came out last year, maybe that's ok. Neil Armstrong is, however, my favorite explorer. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, inspired a generation and gave birth to dreams and discovery that have changed our lives.

Although they did not mean too, NASA has discovered a lot of things. It's probably among the best spent research money on the planet.

I happen to have a stack of NASA stickers at my desk. On the reverse, they share with us the Vision and Mission of NASA, which I feel impressed to share before we all forget the point of the space program.

NASA's Vision
Improve Life Here
Extend Life to There
Find Life Beyond

NASA's Mission
Understand and protect our home planet
Explore the universe and search for life
Inspire the next generation of explorers
...as only NASA can.

Who will inspire them now to go further, go higher, and "go where no man has gone before"? The President wants them to go somewhere else- back.

What a shame.