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• Canada losing ground in space:
• the POSSIBLE sale of Dextre's maker, the space division of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. of Richmond, B.C to an American aerospace and weapons contractor, Minneapolis-based Alliant Techsystems raises concern about the legacy of a nation that was a pioneer in space robots and satellites
• according to a 2006 report Canada's space budget was the lowest of all G8 nations, both in absolute terms and relative to its GDP
• http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080319.MDA19/TPStory/National
• http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1046/1
• Arthur C Clarke Dies, Who is the next sci-fi visionary?: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/weekinreview/23iztkoff.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
• Obama wins them back!: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/richardson.obama/index.html?eref=rss_latest
• Global warming-food production-globalization: http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2008/03/global_warming_and_food.html
• Generations:

http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/03/attention_gen_y.html http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/03/nasa_gen_y_you.html

• NASA funding:
• Editorials go begging for NASA money

http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/03/19/editorials-go-begging-for-nasa-money/

• Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL) wants legislation (SPACE act) extending life of shuttle after 2010 through 2015. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin opposes the idea because of shuttle mission fatality risks.
• http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/03/16/weldon-still-pushing-his-shuttle-life-extension-bill/
• http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/mar/15/30gthis-sights-set-on-retirement-weldon-recalls/
• Apple advertising in space:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/20/nasa_ipod_woo/

• Sun dying in the future serves as motivation to colonize the galaxy: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/science/space/11earth.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
• Population growth/Economic growth leads to fear of thinning resources

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120613138379155707.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us