Update: CNN has posted an article about this, with the headline -- get this -- Astronauts blast science budget cuts (emphasis mine). At least they didn't say "Astrologers". Sigh.
The Congressional hearing about NASA cuts to space science ended a few minutes ago. It can be hard to say exactly how things have gone in such an event; there is so much spin and politicking. But I am guardedly optimistic, in that the first step to solving a problem is recognizing it, and the problem is definitely recognized! It's clear that Congress and scientists are extremely concerned about what the NASA science cuts will do to the future of scientific research at NASA. Both were very frank about how NASA science is in real danger of becoming extinct. Note: in this blog entry, the quotations are as close as I could get them since I was typing as quickly as ...
