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Astronauts considered in NASA budget cuts, LA Times “At the behest of the White House, the nation’s top science advisors this month began a 10-month study of the appropriate “role and size” of the astronaut corps after the final shuttle mission next year. The study, by the National Academies, reflects two realities: NASA’s budget, squeezed by congressional budget hawks and its own cost overruns, needs every penny. More significantly, the […]