NASA Budget Cuts Coming?

February 10, 2012

This mosaic of images taken in mid-January 2012 shows the windswept vista northward (left) to northeastward (right) from the location where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is spending its fifth Martian winter, an outcrop informally named "Greeley Haven." (NASA)

NASA is reportedly considering taking a big axe to some space exploration projects in its new budget due out Monday. Missions to explore Mars may feel the brunt of those cuts, according to reports.

We've looked at the space program and its future several times: This program focused on one Mars expedition, while this hour focused on NASAs future. We spoke with astronaut Buzz Aldrin on this show about the space agency. Earlier this summer, we took a look at the last space launch in this hour.

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