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Shuttle Retirement Costs Divert Science Funding

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the robbing-einstein-to-pay-feynman dept.

FleaPlus writes "Although overall NASA funding is expected to increase next year, NASA has announced plans to divert money from its science program to help pay for the expected cost overruns for flying the Space Shuttle safely until its retirement in 2010. A number of science projects are being canceled or delayed indefinitely."

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  1. Funding Diverts... by Elitist_Phoenix · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is bad! I mean how are they going to get the shadow angles right now!? ;-)

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  2. Re:Painted itself into a corner by Richard_at_work · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Russians built many space stations without the Shuttle, pretty sure the geniuses at NASA can accomplish the same.