President Bush's federal government budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, provides solid support for space exploration programs and for missile defense, experts said. Bush unveiled his NASA and Missile Defense Agency budget plans a week ago today. (Please see Space & Missile Defense Report, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008.) However, the Aeronautics Industries Association complained that the Bush budget short-changes aeronautics. "Exploration and NASA's science activities are vital to maintaining our status as the world's space leader," Marion…
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