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Pluto Cancelled--Europa Cancelled..etc.....

Thanks Nasa Watch:

Some highlights:

"As required by both the NASA Authorization Act (PL 106- 391) and the 2002 VA/HUD Appropriations Act (P.L. 107- 73), the ISS research budget is transferred to the Biological and Physical Research Enterprise in 2002."

"Consistent with the recommendations in the ISS Management and Cost Evaluation (IMCE) Task Force, and direction from the Administration, NASA will develop a Cost Analysis Requirements Document (CARD) to support cost estimates of the U.S. Core Complete baseline."

"all funding for the Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission and the Europa Orbiter mission has been eliminated in 2003 and subsequent years. "

"a reformulated planetary program and the inclusion of a nuclear power and propulsion program."

"Mars Smart Lander/Mobile Laboratory mission... will now be launched in calendar year 2009 to allow the incorporation of nuclear power, instead of calendar year 2007 as previously planned."

"As planned in the 2002 Budget, the President's 2003 Budget request includes an increase in funding for the Space Launch Initiative (SLI), which supports the 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Program.

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