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The chief problem is President Bush's misplaced funding priorities at NASA, the space agency that doesn't just launch rockets but, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also maintains a series of satellites and other sensors to monitor global climate and weather patterns. The network is essential to detecting and responding to the effects of global warming and other climate phenomena. But Mr. Bush, without significantly increasing NASA's budget, has insisted that it push ahead with plans to establish a human presence on the moon and assume the enormous job of preparing for a manned mission to Mars. These ambitions, coming as the ailing shuttle program also has demanded more money, have forced NASA to cut deeply into earth science and other research programs.