NASA Budget Details: Constellation Cancelled, But Where To Next?
February 1, 2010 in Space by 8ify.com - Space
We've lost the Moon. But have we gained the solar system while boosting commercial space ventures? "The President’s Budget cancels Constellation and replaces it with a bold new approach that invests in the building blocks of a more capable approach to space exploration," states the Office of Management and Budget's Fact Sheet on NASA's 2011 budget. The budget information released so far does not provide for a specific destination for humans in space. So, while some see this new direction as a course correction; others see it as an endgame. With an extension to the International Space Station to 2020, humans may well be stuck in low Earth orbit for at least another decade.
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