Boviosity!

Science fiction division:

President George W. Bush's ambitious space exploration programme destroys visions of genuine co-operation, and sets the scene for a military space race. Already, the International Space Station has been declared a casualty. Its mode of operation is incompatible with the broadening of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's strategic plan to include what the Pentagon wants. A core reason for sending astronauts to the moon, and eventually to Mars, is to extend American military supremacy in space.

Regrettably, this is not the first time the Bush Administration has put self-interest above idealistic notions, thumbing its nose at international co-operation in the process. The President talks frequently of a global vision; the reality is far different. Within months of coming to power, he encouraged a Cold War-style anxiety by ditching the long-standing and successful Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in favour of the Star Wars missile defence system. Soon after, he announced that the US wanted no part of the Kyoto Protocol, and demanded that American soldiers be out of reach of the International Criminal Court.

Russia and China [...] will see the military context of the US space programme as final proof that they must mount their own exploration missions - and quickly. The opportunity to cultivate an international approach has been lost. Mankind has taken a giant step backward.

Oh, it's not satire? My bad.