U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Statement on Threats to NASA’s Budget
“The Augustine panel is telling us something we already knew — that NASA’s exploration program has been starved for funding and the good work being done by NASA’s civil servants and contractors risks being undone by shortsighted bean-counting.
Congress has spoken with near unanimity over the past four years in support of a robust initiative to explore our solar system, including utilization of the International Space Station and a return to the Moon on our way to other destinations. To achieve this goal, however, we need a sustained national commitment, including adequate funding.”
