NASA May Shut Down all Space Station's Research

jdoire writes "NASA is considering shutting down all the research programs it conducts aboard the international space station for at least a year to fill a projected budget shortfall of up to $100 million, a top station manager said on Thursday. Why the shortfall, you may ask? Because of $3 billion of Congress's pet projets"

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Re:Excuse me?

[rbarreira]

yes, I RTFA'd, wow

Apparently not enough:

Instead, NASA will pay for:

  Construction or renovation of dozens of museums, planetariums and science labs for colleges.

  Computers, classrooms and lab space for colleges and schools across the U.S.

  A website and laboratory for the Gulf of Maine Aquarium.

  A sprawling headquarters building for a non-profit research group in West Virginia created by U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan. The Democrat is now subject of a broader congressional ethics probe.