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Published online 23 July 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040719-19

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Bush's space vision loses focus

US budget for sending astronauts to Moon and Mars is slashed.

President George W. Bush's project known as the 'Vision for space exploration' looks likely to stay firmly on the launch pad after budget cuts at NASA were supported by a key government committee yesterday.

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