Word: nasa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...November virus infected 6000 computers around the nation and hit systems at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force Logistics Command, among others. Friends have said that Morris meant the virus to be a harmless prank but that it spiraled beyond his control...
...November virus infected 6000 computers around the nation and hit systems at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force Logistics Command, among others. Friends have said that Morris meant the virus to be a harmless prank but that it spiraled beyond his control...
...Kennedy's plan to put a man on the moon within the decade was well focused and lavishly financed. But Bush offered no price tag and no precise timetable for the "journey into tomorrow" that could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Given the parlous state of NASA's meager funding and morale nowadays, that journey could abort before it takes off. Some congressional Democrats wonder where the money will come from. Warned House majority leader Richard Gephardt, in a critique of Bush's speech that reflected the view of many of his fellow Democrats: "There's no such thing...
...NASA's budget will have to be raised to pay for such an ambitious program, perhaps even doubled from its current $11 billion a year. That will be hard in an era of budget deficits. But there is support for a Mars mission in both the House and the Senate. If the President comes out strongly for the mission, Congress should be able to find a way to fund it. One option: to siphon the money from Star Wars and other questionable defense programs...
...decades after the first moon landing, President Bush has a chance to launch an ambitious, long-term program that will give NASA a goal and restore the nation's technological prowess...