"It¿s not really a science mission," says Paul D. Spudis, who was deputy leader of the science team for Clementine and is now a member of the space exploration panel advising the president. "The fundamental goal here is to expand the human presence in space." But given the uncertainty of the lunar initiative¿critics in Congress doubt that NASA can send astronauts to the moon under the proposed budget¿some researchers are wondering if the gains to science will outweigh the losses.
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