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Rude awakening for NASA's human space-flight dream

By Rachel Courtland

19 August 2009

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(Image: NASA)

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(Image: NASA)

Editorial: No more small steps, let alone giant leaps?

IN A presentation that was likened to pulling back the curtain to reveal the Wizard of Oz, former astronaut Sally Ride stood before a crowd several blocks from the White House last week and unveiled the consequences of years of NASA scrimping.

were tasked by President Barack Obama in May to review NASA’s plans for human space flight. The meeting, the final…

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