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SPACE SCIENCE: NASA's Stern Quits Over Mars Exploration Plans
Andrew Lawler
S. Alan Stern has resigned as NASA’s science chief after a running dispute with his boss, Administrator Michael Griffin, over how to manage the financial squeeze on NASA’s $4.6 billion science effort.