A key lawmaker said she’s deeply troubled with NASA’s budget request and proposed cuts to science programs, including the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA’s fiscal year 2015 budget request is $17.6 billion, down $186 million from FY ’14. The civil space agency’s request includes a $179 million cut to science programs, down from $5.1 billion enacted for FY ’14. In addition to the Webb Telescope, NASA’s science programs include earth and planetary science, astrophysics and heliophysics. Of those five programs,…
Mikulski ‘Deeply Troubled’ With NASA’s Budget Request, Cuts To Science Programs
Defense Daily Staff
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