Re: Bush wants to axe both Pluto and Europa missions
While I share your lust to drill deep into Europa, I don't see the connection with non support of space. I think space IS a non-issue with Bush but will let time pass before being certain. Right now he has to act to get ISS costs and therefore NASA's budget under control. Since congress wants ISS pork money spent for votes, the only option is to cut space science.
Of all the space science missions, the pluto mission is way low on my list.
High on my list:
NGST
Infrared Observatory
Kepler (not yet funded or approved)
TPF
-philw