Hubble Upgraded; NASA's Future Not So Bright

jokrswild writes: "After 5 space walks and 172 million dollars, Hubble has been successfully redeployed. Hopefully it will be able to amaze us yet again in its abilities to capture the unimaginable." And Captn Pepe writes: "Space.com has a couple of articles regarding what the Congressional Research Service and what NASA's new chief administrator have to say about the space agency's future plans and prospects. The short version is, don't hold your breath for a Mars mission."

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And NASA's purpose is...?

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Seriously. Privatise it. A massive government monopoly on space is a waste of tax payers money and is stiffling private enterprise.

With shrinking budgets NASA is just an albatross round the neck of space travel.