Appearing as a guest on the Kevin Smith Show at
(http://kevinsmithshow.com) on April 9 and 10, Richard C. Hoagland
called for a completely new space agency with its head at cabinet
level. Saying that NASA has outlived its usefulness, Hoagland said
the time has come for an new Department of Exterior with a cabinet
level Secretary of Exterior.

Speaking with host, Kevin Smith, Mr. Hoagland
(http://enterprisemission.com) pointed out that the president's
announced new initiative to return to the moon and then on to Mars was
necessarily a multi-generation, long-term project. The only way to
protect such a long-term mission from political whims is to elevate it
to a permanent cabinet level said Hoagland.

The Kevin Smith Show invited Richard Hoagland to appear on the show
due to the current controversy swirling about Hoagland's contention
that NASA had destroyed a possible fossil on Mars. He backed his
claim with one of NASA's own photos that shows what appears to be some
type of small fossil sticking out of a rock on Mars. After pointing
out that fact, space.com ran an editorial by Roy Britt that made
statements that Mr. Hoagland characterized as "personal attacks".

The Kevin Smith Show will re-broadcast the two shows on Friday, April
16 and Saturday, April 17 at http://kevinsmithshow.com and will be
available in both RealAudio and Windows Media formats.