[extropy-chat] US Congress Considers NASA Budget Reduction

[Adrian Tymes]

--- Jay Dugger <duggerj1 at charter.net> wrote:
> 	Just after the anniversary of Apollo 11's landing,
> the House 
> Appropriations Subcommitee considers a 7% reduction
> in NASA's budget. 
> The vote takes place today, and you can find contact
> information for 
> committee members at the National Space Society or
> Mars Society websites.
> 
> 	Apollo looks just a bit more like a high-water
> mark.

Not really.  They're justifying it as "cutting
EVERYTHING else to pay for recent military activity".
NASA gets no special treatment, pro or con.