What's Getting Cut From Science Part of the Federal Budget

Kristina at Science News writes "As part of the announcement of its proposed fiscal year 2010 budget, the Obama administration released a summary (called 'Terminations, Reductions, and Savings: Budget of the US Government, Fiscal Year 2010') that includes which science-related programs are getting cut. Two big programs are the nuclear waste storage project at Yucca Mountain in Nevada and a second prototype airborne laser missile-defense weapon." Update: 05/07 23:03 GMT by T : On the other hand, reader Dusty writes, "The NASA budget for 2010 has been announced, up 5% on 2009. Human space flight plans to be reviewed."

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Not on the list?

[erroneus]

Even though it doesn't appear on the list, I have it on good authority that they are also researching a communications network technology based on a series of tubes...

At what COST?

[dmomo]

Let's just pray that the Airborn Laser Missles don't come and attack Yucca Mountain. ... Again.

Re:Yucca Mountain

[SoupGuru]

Your quoted section there makes me laugh. As if locating a nuclear waste storage facility "several hundred feet" from a fault line is completely safe.

Bob: "This looks like a good place, doesn't it Jim?"
Jim, checks map: "No, it says there's a fault right through here."
Bob, walks several hundred feet away, shouts: "How about here?"
Jim: "Perfect!"