From TalkingPointsMemo:

The agency has grand plans for future deep space exploration, and says it can even accelerate development of new, heavy-life spacecraft ahead of the early 2020s, but there’s a catch: It needs $65 billion, a nearly 80 percent increase over the current price tag, according to The Wall Street Journal, which has obtained a NASA budget analysis prepared for The White House.

Unsurprisingly, given the current fiscal climate, the White House isn’t especially keen about the idea.

Sigh.

More at the link.

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