No More Science on the ISS Until Further Notice

Dyna-Soar writes "Discovery Channel News is reporting that NASA is canceling scientific research projects on the International Space Station until construction is complete. This may not happen before 2010 or 2012." From the article: "In addition to beginning development of a new manned launch system, expenses to return the shuttle fleet to flight following the 2003 Columbia disaster and delays completing the International Space Station have left NASA with a projected shortfall of up to $5 billion over the next five years"

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New space race

[jurt1235]

With China wanting to start building a moon base in 2017, there is a chance that NASA will live. If they could just have spend the enormous budget which is available for war, we would have had a deathstar circling the sun by now.

P.S. The deathstar idea is to keep inline with the most likely project which would make it through the Bush administration.

Re:Probably still not enough of a wake up call

[llbbl]

How does the cost of NASA compare the amount squandered on the military?

NASA budget = 16 billion
Department of Defense Budget = 400 billion
Total Spent in Iraq outside of Normal Budget = 218 billion

Source: US Budget

Invading/Rebuilding Iraq is a WASTE of money. If GBW wasn't such a MORON we wouldn't be there right now. All that money would have better spent on next generation fuel development and heavy tax incentives for people owning hybrids. Reduce dependency on foreign oil is the idea, not invading other countries under false pretenses then try to build up their government from a state of anarchy with the hope that someday when their economy is stable enough we can buy up all their oil. Republicans in control are so corrupt its despicable.