Hubble 2.0 (James Webb Telescope) funded by Congress

[Agloco]

At least there's some hope here......lets hope they manage to not muck this one up too.

http://citypaper.com/news/james-webb-space-telescope-further-funded-by-congress-1.1235927


The House and Senate on Nov. 17 passed legislation that lays out fiscal year 2012 funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including the full $529.6 million requested to ensure a 2018 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The announcement comes at the end of a heated public debate that lasted nearly four months.

The funding keeps the Webb, unofficially dubbed Hubble 2.0, safe for now, but is by no means a long-term guarantee. (The bill must also still be signed into law by President Obama.)

[boutons_deux]

$0.5B for pure science needs 4 months of debate (OK, we know Repugs and "Christians" hate real science), but $1,500B for US Empire EVERY YEAR is approved automatically.

[Drachen]

For one brief moment, Congress' approval rating went up by one person.

[baseline bum]

Wow, I never figured those clowns would fund this. Fucking Obama better sign this bill.*

* As long as there aren't too many huge turd amendments added to it