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Space.com: Funding Shortfall May Lead to Mothballed Space Shuttle

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 12/19/2005 - 2:00am

Some lawmakers (undoubtedly those whose districts are impacted by it) are claiming that a $3 billion to $6 billion shortfall in NASA's shuttle budget could cause it to mothball Atlantis, layoff employees, and cut the number of remaining shuttle flights from 19 to 8 and 11 missions. Read the full story.