Big Plans, Not Enough Money

Science Committee Hearing on NASA: "House Science Committee hearing earlier this month had two bottom lines: support by committee members for NASA's return to the moon and an eventual manned mission to Mars, and worry that the Administration's projected budget for the agency will not get the job done. Said committee chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY): 'while NASA may have relatively smooth sailing right now, we ignore the clouds on the horizon at our own peril. . . . There is simply not enough money in NASA's budget to carry out all of the tasks it is undertaking on the current schedule. That's a fact.' "