[FPSPACE] US will drastically scale back earth monitoring from space

[Igor Lissov]

Well,

> WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is trying to convince the world the US is
> ready to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases.
> They've been using a costly and problem-plagued satellite initiative begun
> more than a decade ago. It was intended to gather weather and climate data.
> But the Pentagon has decided to downsize and launch four satellites instead
> of 6 satellites.

I believe AP refers to the NPOESS polar meteo system -- 
I doubt one can describe it as an Earth exploration thing.

Igor Lissov