For the past couple of years NASA has been gradually moving away from studying deep space to determine its impact on our planet. They've cancelled major programs, such as Deep Space Climate Observatory. They've had a hard time managing whatever money they receive, which is less each year.
Now they've decided to scrap another satellite, QuickScat, which monitors the wind's speed and direction. It's very useful in forecasting hurricanes that begin far out at sea and it can gather information that will help us in analyzing our climate change situation.
Apparently, our leaders have decided we're better off spending a couple of hundred million on sexual abstinence programs than on learning more about our universe.
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