U.S. Astronaut Corps Contracting As Shuttle Era Ends
Though unlikely to go the way of the American cowboy, NASA's astronaut corps—a modern symbol for boldness and noble national achievement—could be corralled in Earth orbit until prosperity returns. Their path beyond the shuttle era stretches across a rugged political landscape clouded by a stale...
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