hubble cut

the rumor is nasa is going to stop servicing the hubble space telescope (link via atrios), a decision to free up resources for bush's moonbase. so, i guess i was wrong to contrast the moonbase with health care below. the moon budget is apparently coming from other parts of nasa, even at the expese of successful programs like the hubble telescope, arguably the most successful of them all (if we're measuring programs based on scientific return rather than big press opportunities).