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NASA Cancels Missions After All

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-go-if-the-money-isn't-there dept.

jd writes "Barely a day after NASA chief Dr. Griffen swore blind that projects might be frozen but not cancelled due to the new priorities and budget constraints, news comes of a new asteroid mission that has been cancelled due to the new priorities and budget constraints - something Dr. Griffin did not mention in his earlier comments. The visit to two asteroids, short about $90 million, was completely abandoned according to NASA, with no possibility of revival. In consequence, smaller missions are reportedly feeling at much greater risk."

6 of 256 comments (clear)

  1. Re:You have to pay for the Iraq war by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bollocks. If your words held shred #1 of truth, you yourself would be tracked down and liquidated.

    The chemicals are killing you.

    Get some fresh air, cut back on the "progressive" blogs and movies about men behaving unspeakably.

    After you navigate the withdrawal symptoms, life will improve.

  2. Re:In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Linux is STILL for fags.

    So, um, what's your favorite distro?

  3. Damn... by n0dalus · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess that means no Space Jackets for us :(

  4. What?? More important stuff? by Siffy · · Score: 2, Funny

    They're not going to the asteroids cause there's more important stuff to do? They need to go blow those things up. Good going NASA. We're all going to die now.

  5. Re:Relax, We're still going to the moon, right? by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 3, Funny
    Foam insulation my ass.

    Hey, what ever floats your butt.

    "Space shuttle, I just can't quit you."

  6. But George W. Bush said... by solfood · · Score: 2, Funny

    we were going to Mars. So it must be true.