The Folly of Walking Away From A Huge Investment

NASA pullout could cut ‘hope’ short, USA Today

“The space shuttle Discovery, scheduled for liftoff Saturday, will take to orbit a project nearly 25 years and $1 billion in the making: one of the biggest laboratories ever built for the International Space Station. Excitement over the launch is tempered by concern that the lab’s mission may be cut short if NASA follows through on its plan to withdraw from the station after 2015.”

NASA Sets Briefing On New Space Station National Lab Partners

“NASA will hold a briefing at 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 30, to discuss new opportunities to use the International Space Station’s unique research environment. The briefing will originate from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and be broadcast live on NASA Television.”