Borrowed from gridlore and the NY Times.

[arib]

George C. Deutsch, the young presidential appointee at NASA who told public affairs workers to limit reporters' access to a top climate scientist and told a Web designer to add the word "theory" at every mention of the Big Bang, resigned yesterday, agency officials said. Mr. Deutsch's resignation came on the same day that officials at Texas A&M University confirmed that he did not graduate from there,as his résumé on file at the agency asserted.

A 24 year-old college dropout with an apparent anti-science agenda (and no scientific background) was directing NASA's press releases? Yeesh.

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[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

"Under NASA policy, it is inappropriate to discuss personnel matters," said Dean Acosta, the deputy assistant administrator for public affairs and Mr. Deutsch's boss.

Or, at least, that's the theory....

[bluepapercup]

*sigh*

I don't want to hear these things! I just want pretty happy science and shiny, shiny spaceships.

As an aside, if you get a chance to see the Mars Rover IMAX movie, go do it. Ben and I went and saw it and it's breathtaking.

[joedecker.livejournal.com]

And flying cars. I was promised flying cars.

[arib.livejournal.com]

I really want to see it! I read the book that Steve Squyres (the PI) wrote about the experience, it was awesome.

[arib.livejournal.com]

and a house on the moon!