The International Space Station -- the largest man-made object currently in orbit of the planet -- was destined to meet its fate in 2020. The budgeted end of the ISS is symbolic of the current fate of NASA. With funding cut to the space agency to levels not seen since the administration of George W. Bush, a mixture of sequestration and low-interest
Push To Save International Space Station May Represent America’s Failed Priorities In Science
NASA, the agency that first placed a man on the moon, relies on private contractors and the Chinese for space access.