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Lawmakers Question Feasibility of NASA’s Budget Planning

NASA Administrator Mike Griffin returned to the House Science Committee Nov. 3 to answer a litany of questions lawmakers first asked back in June about the U.S. space agency’s new direction. At the hearing, Griffin also publicly acknowledged what many in the space community have known for months -‑ that the space shuttle program needs about $5 billion more than previously budgeted for the five years remaining until its planned retirement.