The chairman of the U.S. House science committee has stated that the space agency is heading towards a ‘train wreck’ if its budget is not increased.
NASA requires more funds to finish the ISS and develop the next generation spacecraft that can make round trips to space.
The White House has cut NASAs budget by almost $2.26 billion in three years since President Bush announced the ‘Vision for Space Exploration’ plan to develop a spacecraft that can go to the Moon and later to Mars.
In a separate hearing U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski pledged to try and increase the budget of NASA by $1 billion.
The proposed budget for 2008 of the space agency is $17.3 billion.
Via: redorbit
