NASA May Cut Shuttle Flights and Reduce Science on Station, Science (subscription)

“But Griffin’s job over the next several months will be to satisfy a White House eager to move beyond the station, placate foreign partners frustrated by delays, and convince lawmakers that he isn’t ignoring station science. “With a radically reduced [shuttle] flight rate, the change is going to be traumatic,” warns one official. “We’re in a mess.” That mess may well prove more daunting than a successful return to flight aboard Discovery.”

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