"Budget Cutbacks"
by Edward Martin III

Senator Wayland's proposal to save NASA money was quite radical. "Only send astronaut heads in jars," he explained. "With a bunch of tiny helper robots to move things around for them." The public was appalled (as were astronauts) and he lost the next election by a landslide. NASA, however, finally operated deeply in the black.

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© 2004 Edward Martin III

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