Republican Senators used a hearing on NASA’s budget Thursday to send a stern message to the space agency, that it should focus its yearly funding more on space exploration and not as much for science projects back on Earth.
“Almost any American would agree that the core function of NASA is to explore space,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), as he made clear his dismay with a proposed 40 percent increase in NASA’s budget for earth science spending.
Before the Senate Commerce Committee, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden tried unsuccessfully to persuade Cruz to the contrary, first by bringing up a local project in the Lone Star State.
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