NASA's Gloomy Budget Outlook

Commentary: Cutting NASA's budget would be a bad move, Commentayr, Washington Post

"When released next week, President Obama's 2013 budget will undoubtedly kick off another round of discussions over how much to spend on the nation's space program and which space projects should be funded. In this era of austerity, a likely issue will be NASA's support of commercial space enterprises, which some view as low priority."

Keith's note: Details of the FY 2013 NASA budget are starting to trickle out. One of the most prominent changes will be the substantial cut to SMD - specifically its future Mars exploration program. Sources report cuts of 50-60% in this area. At the same time the agency has to eat $1 billion in Webb telescope overruns - half of which will come out of SMD. Stay tuned. It isn't going to be pretty.