Earth dropped from NASA mission statement

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) — NASA has reportedly eliminated the promise “to understand and protect our home planet” from its mission statement

That statement was repeatedly cited last winter by NASA climate scientist James Hansen, who said he was being threatened by political appointees for speaking about the dangers posed by greenhouse gas emissions.

But NASA officials told The New York Times the elimination of the phrase that was used by Hansen was “pure coincidence.” The statement now proclaims the agency’s mission is “to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.”
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