Is NASA the Neglected Child?

I was reading about the failure of the Mars Global Surveyor, and find it interesting that all of a sudden, after 10 years, it has stopped working, apparently due to human error in the software programming.

Now, I realize that the US is under a budget crunch, and with all the money going to the military, does NASA feel left out? I think so. It is too convenient that NASA reports that Mars could have had liquid water flowing on it recently, and with the recent news out about NASA possibly having killed life on Mars, I am tempted to think that perhaps NASA is up to some tricks, to ensure that it has adequate justification in place for future budget increases. Being bombarded with news about possible life on Mars and supporting environment for life on Mars, sure is a carrot to appease taxpayers before a rate hike.


In 1996 dollars, NASA is merely, at best, staying on top of the CPI…having newsworthy “discoveries” and “problems”, will help squeeze more money from the taxpayers. Maybe a simple case of “sibling envy and rivalry” with the US military budget perhaps? Or preparation for a major assault on the US taxpayer?

Dan Brown may have been dead on, in his portrayal/description of NASA, when he wrote Deception Point…