US Domestic Policy -- Save Mars

Over the last few months the "Save Mars" campaign by the Mars Society members has kicked into full gear. Apparently the society has been sending thousands of letters and faxes to members of the US government trying to block a proposed House amendment. The House is trying to change the language on the upcoming fiscal 2008 budget to prevent NASA from using any money on programs that exclusively are targeted at human exploration of Mars. Chris Carberry has written an interesting article on the negative impactions that such a change would have. If you are interested in reading it click here.