<here. (Thanks, Keith)

NASA is poised to make major announcements in the coming weeks with regard to completing the International Space Station program, restructuring of the Space Launch Initiative and NASA's Integrated Space Transportation Plan, and extending the life of the Space Shuttle Program. All of these changes will be predicated upon implementation of cost and management reforms that many would argue are long overdue at the agency.



At the core of these reforms is restoring confidence within Congress and the Administration that NASA can manage programs within cost and on schedule. The most vexing project on NASA's plate has been the International Space Station (ISS). NASA hopes that getting its flagship program back on track will allow it to not only complete its assigned tasks, but also to openly discuss developing a credible replacement for the Space Shuttle - and even the prospect of discussing the sending humans beyond Low Earth Orbit once again.



Sounds real promising, but I'll believe it when I see it.