“NASA: NASA’s budget would increase relative to FY2005, but the Administration is seeking $546 million less than it said would be necessary for its programs in FY2006. In fact, the Administration is cutting last year’s budgetary plan for NASA through FY 2009 by a total of more than $1.7 billion. Funding for servicing the highly productive Hubble Space Telescope is eliminated. Funding for aeronautics R&D is cut again and will continue to decline throughout the remainder of the decade.”
House Science Committee Chair Boehlert Comments on R&D Budget
“As for NASA, the budget appears to be reasonable and balanced overall. But we must review the details of the budget and also think carefully about how NASA should fare relative to other science agencies. Concerning the Hubble Space Telescope, I am still thinking through the testimony we received last week. As I said then, I would love to save the Hubble, but the decision needs to be made in the context of the overall NASA budget.”
