The Homa Files

Whatever happened to going to the moon, or going to Mars, or developing new technologies that can be ported to industry ?

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In a recent interview NASA head Charles Bolden said:

  When I became the NASA administrator, [Obama] charged me with three things

• First, he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math;
• Second, he wanted me to expand our international relationships; and
• Third,, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering.”

Full article: Washington Examiner, NASA’s new mission: Building ties to Muslim world, July 6, 2010
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/NASA_s-new-mission_-Building-ties-to-Muslim-world-97817909.html

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